Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the respondents.
"`As a general rule, a public entity is immune from negligence claims arising out of the performance of its governmental functions, including police and fire protections, unless the injured person establishes a special relationship with the public entity which would create a special duty of protection with respect to that individual'" (Thompson v Town of Brookhaven,<...
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