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Hell's Kitchen lending library set on fire
Original: Hell's Kitchen lending library set on fire, destroying books inside
A lending library in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood was set on fire, with the books inside destroyed. Fire investigators are examining the incident, and residents are expressing anger and sadness over the loss of the community book-sharing box. No injuries have been reported, and it is not yet known who is responsible or whether anyone has been arrested.
Why now: The deliberate burning of a community library has struck a nerve as an attack on shared public resources in a busy New York neighborhood.
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- Hell's Kitchen lending library set on fire, destroying books inside · ABC7 Eyewitness News
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