Video: FDNY fighting billboard fire in middle of Times Square in NYC

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Saturday, May 18, 2019
FDNY responds to billboard fire in middle of Times Square
The FDNY is responding to an all-hands fire for a billboard in the middle of Times Square.

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan -- Crews responded to a billboard on fire in the middle of Times Square.

The FDNY said they got the call just after 3 p.m. Saturday for an all-hands fire on a billboard at 43rd Street and 7th Ave. The fire was put out in under an hour.

No injuries have been reported.

As a precaution 7th Avenue is closed from 42nd to 44th Street in both directions.

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