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The Infection Spread

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Domain
Python
Difficulty
hard
Seniority
senior, staff

Problem

Write a function that takes a 2D grid where 0 is empty, 1 is a fresh orange, and 2 is a rotten orange. Each minute, rotten oranges infect all adjacent fresh oranges in 4 directions. Return the minimum minutes until all oranges are rotten, or -1 if impossible.

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