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A small fire inside Gyu-Kaku on Cooper Square Thursday evening has temporarily ko'd the restaurant.
The official FDNY Twitter feed puts the fire at just before 8 p.m. The FDNY had the fire under control in 20-plus minutes...
MAN ALL HANDS 34 COOPER SQ, COMMERCIAL FIRE ON FIRST FLR,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) September 5, 2019
MAN ALL HANDS 34 COOPER SQ, COMMERCIAL FIRE ON FIRST FLR, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) September 6, 2019
No word on where the fire started. The Citizen app mentioned the fire started on a table. (That information has not been verified.)
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Gyu-Kaku is a chain of Japanese yakiniku restaurants specializing in barbecue that diners can prepare at their tables. As the sign on the door notes, their Midtown locations are open.