Fire breaks out at flagship Tiffany & Co retailer on New York’s Fifth Avenue
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fireplace has damaged out within the basement of the flagship Tiffany & Co retailer on New York’s Fifth Avenue, officers stated.
Videos posted on the Citizen app confirmed smoke billowing out of the basement of the well-known retailer, which reopened in April after an in depth renovation.
They additionally confirmed firefighters battling the blaze with hoses.
The Fifth Avenue retailer made well-known by the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany’s is the headquarters of the posh retailer based in 1837 by jeweller Charles Lewis Tiffany.
The firm was acquired by LVMH in 2021.
Details on accidents from the fireplace weren’t instantly accessible. New York Fire Department officers deliberate to carry a briefing on the scene in a while Thursday.
An organization spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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