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Moonstruck Diner Catches Fire in Chelsea

By Julie Shapiro | August 6, 2012 8:21pm | Updated on August 6, 2012 8:57pm
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Moonstruck Diner at 400 W. 23rd St. Aug. 6, 2012.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Moonstruck Diner at 400 W. 23rd St. Aug. 6, 2012.
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CHELSEA — A fire broke out at the Moonstruck Diner in Chelsea Monday evening, officials said.

The blaze started inside the ground-floor restaurant at 400 W. 23rd St., at Ninth Avenue, just after 7:45 p.m. Monday, an FDNY spokesman said.

Sixty firefighters from 12 units responded to the fire, which was under control before 9 p.m., the spokesman said.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.