Yesterday around 18:30 at the restaurant located on the ground floor of a five storey building in Manhattan’s Tribeca caught fire, which quickly spread to the roof. In the sky, rose a column of thick black smoke.
To deal with massive flames came 50 fire brigades, that is about 200 people. To vent the building, they had to break 80 Windows.
170 #FDNY members on scene of 4-alarm fire at 24 Murray St #Manhattan pic.twitter.com/hkAmrJiACD
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 1, 2017
«170 firefighters extinguish a fire of the 4th category of complexity of fire at 24 Murray St».
After three and a half hours the fire was extinguished. Weather sided fire-fighters: cool air helped to quickly deal with the flames.
.@fdny putting water through the fourth floor windows at #TriBeCa #fire @FireWireNYC pic.twitter.com/DM2REJi2qg
— Samuel J. Howard (@Jahaza) September 1, 2017
«The staff of the Fire Department of new York city pour fire water through the window of the fourth floor.»
Lucky the fire never reached the basement. Otherwise trouble is likely not to pass: there is a theory that there are stored munitions. But firefighters have not yet confirmed this assumption.
#FDNY members remain on scene of a 5-alarm fire, 24 Murray St #Manhattan. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/jRENlI8imt
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 2, 2017
«The staff of the Fire Department of new York city are still at 24 Murray Street, where a fire broke out in the fifth category of complexity».
It is known that when the fire happened, the upper floors where there are residential apartments, was empty. Those who were on the lower floors, where the pizza Famous Famiglia Pizza, a nightclub and a deli, had time to leave the building.
Well that escalated quickly #fire #tribeca #fdny pic.twitter.com/2SgovSZL7p
— BDP (@PERKOLATOR11) September 1, 2017
«Well, the fire quickly went up.»
However, 11 employees of the fire service received various injuries, including lacerations. They were taken to the Bellevue hospital.
Fascinating watching new Yorkers watch a fire situation. @FDNY doing great job handling the situation. #TriBeCa #fire pic.twitter.com/6Vqlp8cnG7
— Ashley ??? (@BamaBelle6969) September 1, 2017
«Fascinating to see new Yorkers who watch the fire. The members of the fire service copes with the situation.»
The cause of the fire is still unclear. According to firefighters, the fire quickly rose up due to the fact that between floors was void.
