Fire breaks out at Bryant Park Winter Village, marking the second holiday market to burn in two weeks

The FDNY responded to a fire that broke out at the Bank of America Winter Village in Bryant Park on Friday morning.

According to the FDNY, a call about the fire came in at 9:23 am on December 27th. Upon their arrival, FDNY personnel were greeted by a fire at the kiosk located in the park at 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

The kiosk had four different shops in the winter village. The fire was brought under control around 10 a.m. and no injuries were reported as a result.

“There was a little damage to the adjacent kiosk, and there was some heat impact on the roof of the rink behind the kiosk on fire,” said Joe Castellano, battalion chief for the FDNY’s Battalion 9. “No real fire spread, just a flame shock, and you can see a slight browning of the white roof construction.”

At this time it is unclear what caused the fire and the FDNY Fire Marshal is investigating.

About two weeks ago, on December 16, a fire broke out at the Herald Holiday Market around 4 o’clock that day. The fire, which was brought under control around 5 am, gutted several vendor stalls in a part of the market. The fire was determined to be caused by an electrical problem and is not considered suspicious.

When asked by the press how much of a fire concern holiday markets are for the city, Castellano said, “I don’t think they were a concern at all, I think we just had two fires.”

“We are grateful for the FDNY’s quick response to the incident that occurred earlier today. The Rink and The Lodge are currently open. Most of The Holiday Shops have reopened and we expect all of the Holiday Shops that were not affected of the fire, will reopen later today,” a Bryant Park spokesperson said in a statement to amNewYork Metro.

Updated at 11.49 on December 27.