Showing posts with label East Village fires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East Village fires. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2018

Report of a fire at 93 E. 7th St.; Luke's Lobster temporarily closed for several weeks


[Photo last night by Lauralynn]

The FDNY responded to a report of a fire on the fifth floor of 93 E. Seventh St. just east of First Avenue last evening. (Eden tweeted about it here.)

EVG correspondent Steven shared these photos from this morning...





Luke's Lobster is the retail tenant on the ground floor...



The fire (obviously) caused them to close early last night. No word on the extent of the damage in the building... and to the restaurant. There weren't any reports of injuries.



Luke's will be closed for the next few weeks... [Updated 1/6 — Luke's is back open!]


This is the second fire this week to temporarily close a restaurant. Fiaschetteria Pistoia is currently closed following a fire Sunday night at 647 E. 11th St. at Avenue C.

In September 2016, a fire broke after inside the Caracas Arepa Bar next door to Luke's at 93 1/2 E. Seventh St. The owners decided not to reopen the restaurant.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

After fire, Fiaschetteria Pistoia closed until January



A late-night fire on Dec. 23 has put Fiaschetteria Pistoia out of commission until at least next month.

A sign arrived on the Italian restaurant's door on 11th Street at Avenue C... noting a closure for renovations.

FDNY officials said that the fire's cause is under investigation. There weren't any reports of injuries.

The restaurant opened in early 2017 via Emanuele Bugiani, whose family owns Fiaschetteria La Pace in Pistoia, a trattoria 30 kilometers northwest of Florence, per Eater.

Thanks to Stacie Joy for the photo!

Monday, December 24, 2018

Report of a fire at 647 E. 11th St.



There was a report of a fire last night at 647 E. 11th St. at Avenue C.

The FDNY Twitter feed ID'd the fire in the ground-floor restaurant, which is Fiaschetteria Pistoia.


EVG regular Jose Garcia shared the photos in this post at 10:30 p.m.

The FDNY declared the situation under control at 11:30...







Jose reported a heavy FDNY response to the scene, which you can see in this aerial view...



There isn't any word at the moment regarding injuries or the extent of the damage or the cause of the fire.

Updated 12/24

A sign on the door notes a January return...


[Photo by Stacie Joy]

Thursday, July 13, 2017

[Updated] Report of a fire at 229 E. 7th St.



Dave on 7th shares this photo... the FDNY responded to a report of a fire on the fourth floor at 229 E. Seventh St. at Avenue C...


The FDNY gave the all clear about 20 minutes later.

There aren't any further details at the moment, including cause or extent of the damage to surrounding apartments or the ground-floor tenant, Zum Schneider.

Updated 3:55 p.m.

Thanks to East Village Eats for letting us know about this...

Monday, July 3, 2017

Reader report: Rooftop fire on 12th Street last night


[Photo from around 8:20 last night by Charles]

EVG reader Charles shares this from last night — a report of a fire at 519 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

Shortly after 8, Charles looked out his window to see "flames shooting up the rooftop of the three-story apartment building at 519. I called 911 immediately. Thankfully, at least one other witness had also called in a report prior to me because no sooner had I hung up when three firetrucks roared onto the block."

Here's more via Charles:

The fire was very quickly extinguished with minimal damage to the top-floor apartment.

According to what I gleaned from eyewitnesses, the fire had been going on for several minutes. One resident of the building behind 519 said that he had smelled smoke at least 20 minutes before looking out and seeing flames that were as high as 15 feet and climbing the side of the adjacent building at 517. He called 911 at 8:07. The fire marshal at the scene couldn't ascertain the fire's cause but he did note the presence of candles atop a picnic table on the rooftop.

We were very lucky the fire was spotted early and quickly put out. But as we head toward the 4th and the prospect of several weeks of summertime gatherings, I hope all East Village residents will exercise proper caution and vigilance.

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Report of a fire last night on 6th Street



Several readers passed along word of a fire last evening on the fifth floor at 619 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.

The FDNY tweeted the alert at 8:31 p.m. ...


...with the under control message coming 15 minutes later...


I do not have any other information, such as injuries, cause or extent of the damage.

Here's a look at the building this morning... one window is boarded up on the fifth floor...

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Report of a fire at 99 1st Ave.



As several readers noted, the FDNY was on the scene this morning around 7 after a report of a fire at 99 First Ave. at Sixth Street.



It appears the fire was coming from a corner apartment on the third floor.



The FDNY looked to have the situation under control fairly quickly. (The fire did not make the @FDNYAlerts feed.) No word at the moment about cause or extent of the damage.

The ground floor houses Mancora Restaurant and Bar.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Report of a fire at 426 E. 14th St. last night



The report came after midnight from the address between Avenue A and First Avenue...




Per EVG reader LULU, who took these photos and video:

Smokey hallways and smell of burning plastic prompted call to fire department. Upon arrival became clear the cleaners was source. FDNY swiftly contained. But building still smells like burning plastic. This was an apparent electrical fire that was caught just in time.



Sunday, April 26, 2015

Report of an early morning fire at 186 1st Ave.


[Photo via ‏@mtg543]

There was a report of a fire early this morning at 186 First Ave. between East 11th Street and East 12th Street … several readers who live nearby reported smelling smoke…

The official @FDNY Twitter account notes the fire at 3:23 a.m.





It appears that they had the fire under control fairly quickly …



No word on the cause of the extent of the damage at this time.

Updated 9:17 a.m.

The fire apparently started in an apartment in the back of the building…



Monday, March 30, 2015

Reader report: Small fire temporarily KOs Tuome on East 5th Street



Yesterday morning, the FDNY reported to a fire at 540 E. Fifth St. (The address was actually 536.)




[Photo via @salim]

The FDNY gave the all clear after 30 minutes … however, according to a resident in the building, there was some damage to the kitchen at Tuome, the well-regarded restaurant that opened last August.

Per the resident: "Tuome is gone for at least a week, maybe more. It was an oil fire from their kitchen that had started as early as 7am when I smelled it from upstairs."

The restaurant was closed last night during normal business hours. We weren't able to track down anyone to verify the length of the closure. There isn't any mention of the fire on the Tuome website or social media properties.

The only noticeable remainder from the fire on the outside is…



Minca Ramen Factory, which shares the address, was open per usual yesterday.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Report of a fire at 85 First Ave.


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

The FDNY came out in force around 1:30 to respond to a fire at 85 First Ave. just north of East Fifth Street (at the location of the former wine shop Tinto Fino).









The FDNY had things under control in about 10 minutes…




[Photo by Bobby Williams]

No word on the cause or the extent of the damage. There weren't any reports of injuries. And the fire didn't seem to have any impact on Three of Cups next door… which remained open.

This is the second reported fire along this stretch of First Avenue this past week. There was a basement fire at 133 E. Fourth Street at First Avenue on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

In case you want to see a 'controlled fire' tonight

From the EVG inbox…

As part of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class, there will be a controlled fire outside of the East Side Community High School located at 420 East 12th Street in Manhattan tonight from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Expect to see FDNY and NYPD personnel in action.

H/T Shawn Chittle

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Report of a late-night fire at 145 Second Ave.


[Photo via Bonnie DeWitt]

A fire apparently broke out in the basement of 145 Second Ave. at East Ninth Street some time around 1 a.m., according to various social media reports. Starbucks occupies the corner storefront space.



The FDNY gave the all clear within 30 minutes.




[Photo via EVG reader Josh]


[Photo via EVG reader Josh]


[Photo via @Phillyupperdecker]

… and the scene from a little east on Ninth Street…


[Photo via @copyrapper]

There's also video, via Josh…



There's no word on injuries, cause or extent of the damage yet. In any event, it made for a nice photo opp!



Updated 7:45 a.m.
Starbucks is open for business this morning.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Musician Dev Hynes 'lost everything,' including his dog Cupid, in last night's fire on E. 11th Street


[EVG reader mdmn]

We're learning more about last night's fire at 227 E. 11th St.

The heavily damaged apartment in the building belonged to Dev Hynes, a British singer, composer and songwriter who has written for The Chemical Brothers and Sky Ferreira and tours now as Blood Orange. He took to his Twitter account today to report the losses that he suffered...





Just last week the 27-year-old Hynes posted a photo of himself with Cupid on his Tumblr.



We haven't heard about any cause of the fire.

Here's an interview with Hynes last month in the Times.

Monday, December 16, 2013

[Updated] Fire on East 11th Street



We've heard reports in the last 20 minutes of a fire on East 11th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... one reader said that the FDNY told neighbors that the blaze was contained, but they needed to be prepared to leave just in case...

We'll post updates when they become available...

Updated 10:12

The official FDNY Twitter account puts the fire at 227 E. 11th St.



Updated 10:19



Updated 10:30



Updated 10:36


[Photo by VH McKenzie]

No word yet on a cause... or of any injuries…

Here are two more photos from the scene by EVG reader mdmn...





Updated 12/17
The apartment belong to musician Dev Hynes.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Early-morning motorcycle fire on East Third Street



Via Twitter, @katieaka reports that a motorcycle parked on East Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B caught on fire in the early-morning hours... We don't know the cause of the blzae. Back in January, at nearly the same spot, a pile of discarded Christmas trees caught fire in front of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer.

And it was a weekend for cars and motorcycles randomly catching on fire. (Read more about this in the comments.)

Friday, March 1, 2013

[Updated] Fire at Village View tonight


[Via an EVG reader]

We're still waiting for more information about the fire that broke out tonight around 7 in an apartment in Village View at East Fourth Street and First Avenue...



To be continued...

Updated:
Per a source: Fire in one room on 18th floor. Quickly extinguished. One firefighter slightly injured.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Reader report: Small fire scare on East Second Street



From a resident at 157 E. Second St. There was a small fire this afternoon in someone's apartment on the fifth floor. Per the reader: "Seems like everything's under control, though."

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.

Monday, March 28, 2011

FDNY battles apartment blaze at 309 E. Ninth St.

The FDNY was on the scene tonight at 309 E. Ninth St. just east of Second Avenue ... where firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze that started in a fourth-floor apartment...




No word yet on injuries or the extent of the damage. Firefighters had tossed several charred pillows out on the sidewalk.



Here's a photo a little earlier via @Bincerli