Tuesday, January 15, 2013

[Updated] Reader report: Christmas trees burn on East Third Street

The FDNY responded to the scene of a fire on East Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B tonight around 8 ... where a pile of discarded Christmas trees caught fire in front of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer... Many thanks to EVG reader Francis Ratna for these shots before the FDNY arrived in force... one neighborhood super helped extinguish the flames ...




There weren't any reports of injuries or any further damage. Another reader noted that firefighters were checking out rooftops on the block for any errant embers...

Updated 1-16:

GammaBlog has more photos and a video here.
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15 comments:

  1. marc kehoeJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    this event did yield GREAT photos

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Wow! Amazing photos; I hope no one was injured. The second photo with the bike tire on fire is absolutely incredible. (Can we have a photo prize for best photo not by Grieve posted on the blog this year?!?!)

    Francis, what did you use to shoot these?

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  3. NestnebJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    And that's our super - Ricki - putting out the fire before the Fire Dept. arrived - yeah!

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  4. Francis RatnaJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    I don't think anyone was injured.

    I took the photos on a Nexus 4 using the HDR mode.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    Great pics francis

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  6. Marty WombacherJanuary 16, 2013 at 12:23 AM

    I'm thinking Gruber MacDougal had a hand in this. #Pyromaniac

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  7. Hey19January 16, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Very cool pics.

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  8. BTJanuary 16, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    1) Great photos...

    2) This might give ideas to the anti-bicycle folks on 5th street

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    How is this not a hate crime. If they burned menorahs or qurans, the Village Voice would be pissing purple.

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  10. Laura Goggin PhotographyJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    Wow. I agree, great pics!

    You can also see some video over at Gammablog:

    http://gammablog.com/2013/01/16/xmas-tree-fire-in-front-of-church/

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  11. THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.January 16, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    Better title: Lady Gaga Practices Self-Immolation

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Love the burning bike

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Burning bike belongs to "Ghost Rider"

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    Urban yeah yo.

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  15. glammaJanuary 17, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    burning bke all the way!
    u should put that under the mustache man grieve
    ; )

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