According to a Citizen app, "firefighters quickly contained a fire involving trees on the roof... preventing the blaze from spreading to other areas."
That report was corroborated by witnesses.
The fire response drew a big crowd... luckily there weren't any reports of injuries.
The amenities at the newish building (at the site of the former Peter Stuyvesant PO), EVE East Village, include a "sunny roof deck, complete with a grassy lawn, a sizable BBQ area, and an outdoor TV with sound system," per its website.
Thanks to Tim and Henry for the photos!
Updated... here's one more shot, via dwg...
5 comments:
Our very own "forest fire"! Congrats NYC.
Trees in pots without routine maintenance die, especially during a harsh winter, & become standing firewood. Add inexperienced BBQ fire builders and voila!
The DOB seems to not have a roof deck check-up system. I reported a fallen potted tree over 3 times over 3-4 years for being blown over & leaning on a parapet railing. This Winter it blew over once again & months later the building finally removed the tree.
Appreciate your sense of civic responsibility. I would never have thought that roof decks weren’t DOB inspected. After witnessing some wild rooftop parties, including one with way too many people, a dj, those tall gas powered heat lamps and the fire department stopping it, I am going to ask 311 about it and Harvey Epstein’s office. Hope others do the same, particularly now party season is upon us.
Talk about lighting up a tree on 4/20!
In my building tenants held wild roof parties. One day I noticed a box for a portable fire pit. I told the super. And he ran up to the roof and took it away. The next week there was another box in the garbage for a fire pit. I told the super and he ran up to the roof . This time the tenant chained it to the side wall. He had to rip it out. I never saw another fire pit box. The super told me a tenant called to say somebody stole his fire pit twice. He cursed him out(His usual response to any complaint.) . Something about turning his ass into a fire pit.
Travis used too much lighter fluid on the kingford briquettes.
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