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Transformer Fire Shuts W.14th Street near Union Square

By DNAinfo staff
February 26, 2010 1:51pm | Updated February 26, 2010 1:49pm
A transformer fire shut down parts of 14th Street today.
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MANHATTAN — A transformer fire shut down West 14th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Friday afternoon.

A FDNY spokesperson said the fire was under control about 1:30 p.m. and Con Edison was on the scene.

"We got it under wraps," he said.  "The guys did a good job out there."

No one was injured in the fire. 1010 Wins reported that the street was reopened about 1:45 p.m.

A ConEd spokesperson told DNAinfo that no customers lost service as a result of the fire. 

He said that while the snow and salt mixing with wires could have caused the fire, Con Ed investigators hadn't determined the cause yet.

 

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