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A massive fire erupted at the iconic holiday market at Bryant Park in Manhattan's Midtown Square Friday (December 27) morning, the New York Fire Department confirmed in social media posts shared from the scene.
"At about 9:23 this morning, we received a report of a fire in Bryant Park. Units arrived shortly thereafter and found a fire in the kiosk, approximately six feet by 40 feet long. We had a couple of separate occupancies inside that area. There was fire in there and throughout. Units then proceeded to stretch hand lines and extinguished the fire in a short amount of time. There was slight damage to the adjacent kiosk, and there was some heat impingement on the roof of the ice-skating rink behind the kiosk," said Battalion Chief Joseph Castellano.
No injuries were reported in relation to the fire, according to the FDNY. The FDNY Fire Marshalls have launched an ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire.
The massive fire took about a week-and-a-half after another fire erupted at Herald Square's shopping corridor on Broadway, which resulted in 18 shops being destroyed, according to a GoFundMe launched to support the vendors. The fundraiser has raised $9,464 of its $80,000 goal as of Friday.