BREAKING: Blaze in Two Bridges!

Posted: May 14, 2009 at 10:09 pm

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10:09 PM: The smell of smoke in the Lower East Side is overbearing right now, thanks to a blaze in the Two Bridges neighborhood. What seems like the entire downtown firefighter force is gathered near the Hong Kong Supermarket at the corner of Pike and East Broadway. Smoke is billowing from the structures; hundreds of onlookers watching on the sidelines. EXCLUSIVE UPDATES, PICTURES, AND VIDEO BELOW!!

UPDATE 10:09 PM: Video and Pictures
UPDATE 10:40 PM: Thanks to all the readers for submitting their stories!
UPDATE 11:16 PM: Fire is still smoldering. Looks like it’s isolated in the building adjacent to the Hong Kong Supermarket
Update 12:16 AM: Tower Ladder 9 is still spraying the supermarket and nearby buildings. Other fire trucks are starting to pack up the hoses. An unnamed FDNY officer says that “the whole supermarket burned down” and that “we will be here all night.” We thanked him for all his hard work and service to the city.

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Street: Allen Street, East Broadway, Pike Street
Tags: east broadway fire, fire department, two bridges


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  • Anonymous
    I'm in the East Village and it smelled like it was right down on the street. Swarms of fire trucks showed up but quickly left, probably due to false 911 calls.
  • Anonymous
    Everyone else in our building is gone for the weekend...a strange confluence of circumstances...and we were worried there was an electrical fire in one of the other apts.


    Yes, BOWERY BOOGIE SAVED OUR EVENING! Now we know it was just smoke from downtown creeping through our big, beautiful, incredibly old and loose-fitting windows.



    I hope nobody was hurt. Sounds like a big fire.



    --Long-time EVer
  • Anonymous
    It's been over an hour and not a single word about it on any of the NY news sites - unreal. This is the only site to mention it. Everyone in our building thought it was in an apartment, too.
  • Victoria
    Thanks for the update. Could smell it for ages. Nothing on Google. I hope people got out OK.
  • Anonymous
    incredible reporting. well done! good to know someones awake. stupid ass prime time stations are slacking.
  • Anonymous
    thanks so much for being on top of this, i've been smelling it on rivington street for an hour.
  • Anonymous
    great reporting - local MSM sites still lagging
  • axelectro
    The smoke is quite acrid and smells toxic. here's some pics from my rooftop on eldridge and around east broadway and allen. http://www.the-cheap-shot.com/?p=944

    <b...     job on getting the story up so fast. i didn't even both with the news websites, i knew BB would have the info!
  • hntrnyc
    Excellent work Boogie! Smelled it all the way to 9th street, thought it was an electrical fire as well until my brother called me from the LES and asked if I smelled the smoke as well.


    Many thanks to you sir!
  • Art
    Seriously, great job catching what no major news channel seemed to notice. Not that you need more pics, but here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24812580@N08/sets/...
  • Jeremiah Moss
    last night i smelled the smoke like it was 9/11. went out to find the fire, thinking it was in the east village. should have checked your blog!
  • Anonymous
    Hong Kong supermarket is gone. What a shame. I saw guys getting pulled off the roof and apparently there were no injuries.


    Chinatown Branch MUFC
  • Goggla
    Thanks for this - I smelled smoke all the way up on 5th St and it was so thick, I thought it must be something catastrophic. Nothing on the news, of course...!
  • Anonymous
    Government black op guys on roof set it probably steal whats left of the food, use the property for a new government building nwo
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