{"id":166265,"date":"2026-03-17T15:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/166265\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:27:11","slug":"what-we-know-about-building-fire-near-nyc-st-patricks-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/166265\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about building fire near NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reports of a video showing smoke billowing from a Midtown Manhattan roof<\/a> is reportedly not far from where the New York City St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade is scheduled to start<\/a> Tuesday, March 17.<\/p>\n

The parade is scheduled to step off from East 44th Street and 5th Avenue at 11 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Here’s what we know.<\/p>\n

Related coverage: FDNY responds to Manhattan fire near St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade route: Smoke seen<\/a><\/p>\n

Videos show smoke coming from roof on East 43rd Street<\/p>\n

CBS News and ABC News New York <\/a>reported that video shows smoke coming from the roof on East 43rd Street near Fifth Avenue, a block from the parade route’s start. ABC reported it was from a fire on the building’s 28th floor.<\/p>\n

At 10:17 a.m. Tuesday, The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) posted to Twitter that they were on the scene of the blaze.<\/p>\n

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The FDNY posted that New Yorkers could expect “traffic delays, road closures, mass transit disruptions, & emergency personnel near East 43rd Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan.” It urged travelers to take alternate routes.<\/p>\n

(This is a developing story and may update.)<\/p>\n

Contributing: USA TODAY Connect Team New York’s Victoria E. Freile<\/p>\n

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