The windswept blaze, which took place in an evacuation zone, was reported around 11 PM according to WNBC.com.

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Other TV stations winning multiple first-place awards included WKTV in Utica with four and Buffalo's WGRZ-TV and WNBC-TV in New York City with three apiece.

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The ExpressJet plane was towed back to the gate, and the Scandinavian Airlines plane taxied back to the gate, where passengers disembarked, New York's WNBC-TV reported.

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