A large fire broke out Friday night at a building in Rockefeller Center, one of the busiest tourist locations in New York City. Eyewitnesses began sharing photos of the fire on social media around 9 p.m. ET.
Reports say the fire is located at a TGI Friday's restaurant in a six-story building about a block away from Rockefeller Center in Midtown. The official FDNY Twitter feed said the fire was in the basement at 604 5th Ave, between 48th and 49th Streets. You can listen to an audio feed of the FDNY dispatch here.
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Firefighters and other first responders responded to the incident at about 8:45 p.m. While the fire was initially classified as a two-alarm fire, the FDNY elevated it to a three-alarm fire at 9:34 p.m.
WABC reports firefighters declared the fire under control at 10:30 p.m. So far, no injuries have been reported.
Although many photos shared on social media show flames shooting from rooftops, officials say no buildings were ever engulfed in flames. Instead, the flames probably shot up through the building's ventilation system. This appears to be confirmed by the below video.
MAN 3-ALARM 604 5 AVE, COMMERCIAL FIRE IN BASEMENT,— FDNY (@FDNY) June 7, 2014
this skyscraper is on fire. pic.twitter.com/yDHKWtF5cA— Erik Strand (@xestrand) June 7, 2014
Heavy smoke & now flames shooting from the top of a building on 49th or 48th St and 5th Ave across from Rock Center pic.twitter.com/GvuUbWjbnN— Erika Masonhall (@ErikaMasonhall) June 7, 2014
RT @JimDalrympleII Fire in New York City RT @KirbyNYC Fire in Midtown around 50th lots of black smoke. pic.twitter.com/WcyMLj1I3c— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) June 7, 2014
Holy smokes!!!! Something's on fire in #NYC!!! What is it?? pic.twitter.com/tVrB8aVpaK— Cat Chung (@CatChung) June 7, 2014
#BreakingNews: 2-alarm fire burning in Midtown. No injuries to report. MORE: http://t.co/HhPBljE92a. Stay w 7online. pic.twitter.com/iNnzc59Urh— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) June 7, 2014
5th Av closed near Rockefeller Center...big fire at TGI Fridays building. Updates on @1010WINS #traffic #NYC pic.twitter.com/DHI1raRkDU— Andrew Torres (@andrewtorresny) June 7, 2014