FDNY is on the scene, and evacuation is underway.
https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/420281688628158464
https://twitter.com/OMGSweetCheeks/status/420281164226494464
Fire outside Time-Life Building — 1st floor evacuated — 2nd and 3rd floors shelter in place. http://t.co/pe1sw62NnS
— Tony Gatto (@gattotony) January 6, 2014
We see the smoke from our window. MT @NewsBreaker FDNY on scene at fire outside the @TIME LIFE building 51st & 7 http://t.co/ALNMrAm8fB
— Allan Townsend (@allantowns) January 6, 2014
Video of fire outside of the Time-Life building on 51st and 7th: http://t.co/CEGfCKUJzD via @ericripert
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) January 6, 2014
http://instagram.com/p/i1u1niLtMf/
The building may look familiar:
Fire at the Time-Life Building in NYC (fictional home of Mad Men's Sterling-Cooper agency) pic.twitter.com/032flQIYEj
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 6, 2014
We hope everyone is safe.
We will continue to monitor this situation and update with developments.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Celebrated chef Eric Ripert tweeted from nearby:
https://twitter.com/ericripert/status/420279464745267200
https://twitter.com/ericripert/status/420279543862394880
http://instagram.com/p/i1u36mLtMj/
https://twitter.com/ericripert/status/420282535428780032
https://twitter.com/ericripert/status/420282615485444096
http://instagram.com/p/i1wRU9rtO9/
More from the scene:
Just left work across the st…lots of smoke. MT @NBCNewYork: Time Life bldg evacuated as authorities respond to fire http://t.co/ynZ0O5E24T
— Katie Morison (@katieyankees) January 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/JasonDuaine/status/420286110036951040
http://instagram.com/p/i1x3BilVXm/
#nyc #nyfd fire in front of cafe dukes at time and life building. Picture stolen by http://t.co/JMrXh7CV8Q pic.twitter.com/MkvCs6yVpS
— Chris Cole (@chriscole086) January 6, 2014
Reports indicate it was a manhole fire:
@caralynnshultz looks like it was a manhole fire http://t.co/HmgJgFB1da
— Zach Aaronson (@ZachAaronson) January 6, 2014
So far, no injuries have been reported.
https://twitter.com/ericripert/status/420288641014185984
Here's a pic of the manhole fire outside our building (Time Life) from the article I RT'd. We all got out ok. pic.twitter.com/Bzx0CeO4A2
— Secular Saint (@SylviaObell) January 6, 2014
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