Times Square Fire
An electronic billboard went up in flames in Times Square on Saturday afternoon.
Flames were seen on the side of an electronic billboard between 42nd and 43rd streets in the heart of Times Square.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was hurt or whether the fire had spread inside any buildings.
Times Square on fire? That’s the news that spread on Twitter, but it turned out it was a billboard that was ablaze.
Photos and videos circulated on social media, showing the Times Square billboard fire, on the afternoon of May 18, 2019. You can see some of those images throughout this article. “Firefighters are closing off on 7th Ave & W 44th St as they work to control a billboard that burst into flames,” wrote one Twitter user.
#BREAKING: FDNY fighting billboard fire in middle of Times Square in NYChttps://t.co/5vPkLHYtAR
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) May 18, 2019
My Times Square billboard is on fire so some of us have real problems. Omg @SKYYVodka our message of love! ? pic.twitter.com/R80vZWE0X0
— Trixie Mattel (@trixiemattel) May 18, 2019
Made it to NYC, decided to walk down through Midtown, and lo and behold a billboard is on fire in Times Square. pic.twitter.com/QyKUrY1gor
— Maddie Stone (@maddiestone) May 18, 2019
FDNY says they’re working to put out a billboard fire in Times Square. (? from @KellyZipcode) pic.twitter.com/Lkq0Q62SFJ
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) May 18, 2019
There’s a billboard on fire in Times Square. Video from @CandaceMcCowan7 #abc7NY pic.twitter.com/rfnTxcacpP
— Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) May 18, 2019
TIMES SQUARE: Video shows a billboard on fire in Times Square. The FDNY has responded to the scene at 43rd Street and Broadway. pic.twitter.com/irfAhuTmia
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) May 18, 2019
Fire in #TimesSquare pic.twitter.com/XoRigddhSy
— EastCoast SadBoi (@mikaylaann98) May 18, 2019
TIMES SQUARE: Video shows a billboard on fire in Times Square. The FDNY has responded to the scene at 43rd Street and Broadway. pic.twitter.com/irfAhuTmia
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) May 18, 2019
Fire this afternoon in Times Square west 44th st pic.twitter.com/nloICQyPvL
— Bill Ritter (@billritter7) May 18, 2019
RT CitizenApp_NYC: Times Square Billboard Fire — Firefighters are closing off on 7th Ave & W 44th St as they work to control a billboard that burst into flames. Updates and more video here: https://t.co/xDlHnxLXKc #CitizenApp #ProtectTheWorld pic.twitter.com/a5ceI6wsB2
— kaihsing (@kaihsing) May 18, 2019
Soooo….Times Square is on fire. pic.twitter.com/Px12YKcR0W
— Mia Helena Targaryen (@Mia_TheBlessed) May 18, 2019