Summary

An early morning fire in Manhattan left fifteen people homeless today. The blaze began shortly before six A-M in the first building and spread into two adjoining buildings. The three buildings suffered heavy smoke and water damage. There were no fatalities.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 25057
Story Slug NEW YORK FIRE (1/11/1997)
Location MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
Format Pkg
Date 1/11/1997
Archive Time 18:39
TRT 1:45
Supers Manhattan, NY Chinatown, NY Asst. Chief John McCormack, New York Fire Department Mac Washington, Red Cross Barry Omari, Coffee Shop Owner Reg Wells, Reporting
Video Description Flames coming out of building, close up of flames, sot, water sprayed into windows, firemen, people being evacuated, gutted out building.((NOTE: poor audio quality))
Description An early morning fire in Manhattan left fifteen people homeless today. The blaze began shortly before six A-M in the first building and spread into two adjoining buildings. The three buildings suffered heavy smoke and water damage. There were no fatalities.
Script LEAD: Story Information: An early morning fire in Manhattan left fifteen people homeless today. The blaze began shortly before six A-M in the first building and spread into two adjoining buildings. The three buildings suffered heavy smoke and water damage. There were no fatalities. A second fire occurred later in the afternoon at two Chinatown apartment houses. It took two hours for firefighters to extinguish the second fire. Investigators say two fire fighters suffered minor injuries and no civilians were hurt. A cause for either fire has not yet been determined. SCRIPT:
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Keywords

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