On Monday night, firefighters and police partially evacuated in connection with the fire of the Viacom office building, located on a busy section of times Square. The source of ignition was inside the Parking lot on the corner of 45th street and 7th Avenue. Because it adjoins the 45-storey business center, 120 workers were forced to leave the premises.
The fire broke out around 16:30 in a warehouse Parking lot, and an hour later the disaster has been brought under control. The witnesses managed to capture the scene at least 10 fire trucks and police teams.
Crazy stuff going down in #TimesSquare. Literally a dozen or more fire trucks. #NYC pic.twitter.com/7urkX8rjlU
— Zach Knickerbocker (@zachknicker) November 27, 2017
Affected land area is temporarily blocked. At 18:15 in the police Department said that the movement is restored, however delays of public transport.
Update: Streets opened to traffic. Expect residual delays. https://t.co/1hcsgozPzc
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 27, 2017
As a result of incident nobody has suffered. Currently, relevant departments are investigating the cause of the fire has not yet been set.