MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — Thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky from a roof fire in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, less than a block away from the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
It happened at 6 East 43rd Street between Fifth and Madison avenues, about a block from Grand Central.
The wind-driven fire was under control within about an hour and a half and authorities said there is no impact to the parade.
Firefighters battled the blaze on the HVAC system of the roof.
The building is an office-to-residential conversion being renovated into 441 rental units, with 111 of them affordable housing.
The structure is largely vacant at the moment, with the exception of the 20,000-square-foot T-Squared Social venue operating on the ground level.
Officials said an EMS lieutenant and a police officer suffered minor injuries. All of the construction workers were accounted for.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
We’re following this developing story.
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