Things seem
oddly normal tonight on Avenue A below Second Street...a few hours back, of course, some 180 firefighters were on the scene battling the blaze at 240 Houston and Avenue A...
On the east side of A between Second Street and Houston...the storefronts that were directly impacted by the fire... the Double Down looks open, but the sign on the door says otherwise... [
Updated: Double Down was already closed for renovations before the fire.]
Kelly's and Discovery Wines are shuttered...
And, the one place that I thought would be closed, was open... Houston Deli & Grocery on the corner... According to the manager, "We were very lucky," he said. "But I don't know for how long. At any minute, water could come through the ceiling."
Meanwhile, at the entrance to 240 Houston, fire and Red Cross officials were on hand to help any displaced residents...
Previously on EV Grieve:
More on the fire at 240 Houston