3-Alarm Fire At Midtown Restaurant Ruled An Accident, FDNY Says

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — City fire marshals ruled that a 3-alarm fire that broke out Saturday in a Midtown Manhattan restaurant was started accidentally, FDNY officials said.

The fire, which injured one person, was caused by cooking, FDNY officials said. The blaze broke out Saturday morning around 10:30 a.m. in a first-floor restaurant at 888 7th Ave., a 46-story building on the corner of West 56th Street, deputy assistant fire chief John Hodgens said at a briefing at the scene.

The fire began in the restaurant's duct work and spread to the kitchen, Hodgens said at the briefing.

Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes and conducted searches of the restaurant, which turned up negative.

One civilian suffered minor injuries due to smoke inhalation and was taken to the hospital. No other injuries were reported.

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