The Bryant Park Holiday Market is reportedly on fire

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Shoppers at the Bryant Park holiday market in New York, U.S., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. U.S. consumer loans rose more than expected in October, reflecting the biggest increase in credit card balances since mid-2022. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bl

NEW YORK – Several booths at the Bryant Park Holiday Market were engulfed in flames Friday morning, according to the FDNY.

Fire officials reported that a tent with four separate stands caught fire, but the cause remains under investigation.

Spanning 40th to 42nd Streets between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, the open-air market hosts dozens of artisans from around the world.

Video taken by Eugene McGuire posted on X shows large flames billowing from several stands.

It is unclear if there were any injuries.

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Last week, a fast-moving fire tore through part of the Herald Square holiday market, destroying at least four vendor booths and leaving small business owners devastated.

One firefighter sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries.

FOX 5 NEW spoke to several small business owners who were devastated that stands had been destroyed.

“I cried,” said Slivus Duspiva, whose stand, filled with handmade ornaments, was reduced to ashes and debris.

Duspiva shared with FOX 5 that his family invested more than $10,000 in rent, hoping holiday sales would cover the cost.