3-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Bronx Storefronts, Disrupts Subways

[mark1447 685]

More than 130 firefighters battled a smoky three-alarm fire in the Bronx that disrupted the the busy rush hour commute on two subway lines.

 

Nobody was injured in the blaze.

 

The fire was reported just after 4 p.m. and reached 3 alarms just around 5 p.m. Because the fire was near an elevated subway line, New York City Transit temporarily suspended subway service in the South Bronx neighborhood.

 

Several local streets were closed, while car and bus traffic were snarled.

 

A Fire Department spokesman says the blaze on Southern Boulevard and East 167 Street of the Bronx destroyed several small stores.

 

The blaze apparently started at a dry cleaning business and spread to several neighboring stores, including a pet shop. Several animals, including birds, fish and mammals perished.

 

Service on the No. and trains were suspended in both directions between East 149th Street and East 180th Street.

 

 

News Source:

 

WNBC4- We're 4 New York

 

Videos via FOX 5 NY:

 

http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7904988&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[Smoot178 0]

Aww a pet store

[metsfan 2]

Pet store!? :confused::confused:B):::

 

- A

[mark1447 685]

Pet store!? :confused::confused:B):::

 

- A

 

yupp

loads of em died =( except like 5 of em, including cat and lizard

[Canarsie143 0]

For the animals that died, this is indeed a tragedy. Its rather hard to find the bright side to this but, at least there were no human fatalities.

[Sea Beach 8]

OMG this is so sad Those poor animals went through so much pain. Ughhh how horrible. *Crys*.

[Radioguy 2]

Likely, they weren't alive when the flames reached them. It's not much to take away, but suffocation is a lot less painful.

[duelingdragons 0]

Hopefully the smoke killed em' before the flames did.

That's terribly sad =(

[MTR Admiralty 4]

My friend's train got delayed this morning as a result of the fire.

[mark1447 685]

My friend's train got delayed this morning as a result of the fire.

 

hows that possiable? I was on a flatbush at west farms and no delays =|

[MTR Admiralty 4]

hows that possiable? I was on a flatbush at west farms and no delays =|

 

His train past by around 7AM.

[RokuSix 3]

That is just so sad.

[MTR Admiralty 4]

That is just so sad.

 

Yeah, especially if the animals died.

[mark1447 685]

Yeah, especially if the animals died.

 

If? nope they died~ Only a few cats survived along with lizards according to News Channel 4 NY~

[Radioguy 2]

1 Parrot, some lizards and cats. (IIRC)

[Sea Beach 8]

RIP for those animals that died.

[Dave160 26]

Damn this sucks. Its sad.