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Man seen fighting SoHo building fire with garden hose from neighboring roof

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A man wanted to take matters into his own hands to help fight a building fire in SoHo.

When a building fire broke out on a rooftop on Broome St early Thursday morning, Chopper 4 captured video of a shirtless man with a garden hose spraying water onto the the roof from an adjoining building.

Firefighters were called to the five-story luxury building at 463 Broome Street for a rooftop fire shortly after 6:30 a.m. The fire spewed thick black smoke into the air that could be seen from miles away.

No injuries were reported.

The cause is under investigation.

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