The flagship Tiffany store in Manhattan caught fire Thursday morning.
The New York City Fire Department, said they received a report of a transformer fire at 9:38 a.m. and there were no injuries immediately reported. Con Edison was requested to the scene, fire officials said.
A representative for Tiffany & Co. said in a statement Thursday an electrical fire began in the basement,
This morning prior to store opening hours, an electrical fire broke out in the basement on the periphery of the Tiffany Landmark on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
The fire has since been put out and we are working with the New York Fire Department to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our employees and clients.
The store is expected to open later today following inspection by the Fire Marshall.”
The famous jewelry store on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, seen in the iconic movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, re-opened in April after renovations that took nearly three years, the first “holistic renovation” of the store since it opened in 1940. The brand is now owned by luxury company LVMH who ordered the reno by starchitect, designer Peter Marino, which reportedly cost half a billion dollars.
Live footage from the store shortly before 11:30AM showed firefighters shooting a hose at the building.
Smoke damage could be seen on the store’s facade. The fire was put out around noon, according to the fire department.
(Photo, screen grab; via NBC News)
