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FDNY Quickly Respond to Mid-Town Theater Fire
- hhanks, CNN iReport producer
A fire broke out Thursday afternoon on the fourth floor of the St. James Theatre in mid-town Manhattan. The FDNY were quick to respond and evacuate the building. Initially, it had been reported that an elevator shaft in the building had caught fire with someone trapped inside it. However, a firefighter at the scene told me that there was no one in the elevator and no one was hurt. The cause of fire is being investigated.
Over a half-dozen fire trucks and emergency response vehicles crowded the busy mid-town street. At least a couple of hundred onlookers watched as firefighters ran ladders up to the roof of the building and took control of the situation.
Mario Espinoza, of Laredo, Texas, was walking through Times Square when the incident occurred. He told me he smelled smoke shortly before the firefighters arrived. He was impressed with how quickly and professionally the FDNY handled the situation. "Ive never seen so many fire engines." "It's a crazy city," he said, and then he asked me to take his picture next to a NDNY fire truck.
Photos by Lulis Leal
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