By Elizabeth Ladzinski
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MIDTOWN — A Midtown bar was evacuated after a wall being renovated in an adjoining building cracked, a fire department official said.
More than 20 people spilled out of the Blarney Rock Pub, located on West 33rd Street between Seventh and Sixth avenues, around 4:30 p.m. as a precaution when a wall in the restaurant Salt and Pepper was damaged, according to FDNY battalion chief Chris Boyle.
"I really want a night off, but I don't want them to tear the building down," said Blarney Rock Pub bartender James Donovan, 47.
There were no reported injuries, according to the FDNY.
The bar may be closed for a day or two, according to Boyle.
Traffic was briefly shut down on West 33rd Street while the fire department responded to the incident, but was opened up by 5:30 p.m.
139 West 33rd Street, which houses Salt and Pepper, recieved a complaint for cracks found on the ground floor wall, according to the Department of Buildings.
The complaint listed concerns that the structural stability of the building.
A complaint at 137 West 33rd Street was filed for a cracked facade.
