Fire on Macy*s 34 St NYC
By WSJ Staff
- Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal
- Credit: Rob Bennett
Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out in the basement of Macy’s flagship store in Manhattan on Wednesday.
There were no reports of injuries at the store in Herald Square, according to the Associated Press. An FDNY spokesman said about 60 firefighters responded to the department store fire after it was reported at about 3:15 p.m.
As the Journal reported last year, Macy’s has launched a $400 million makeover of its flagship store that is expected to continue through 2015. Added to the iconic retail location will be new technology to help customers shop, the world’s biggest women’s shoe store and dining with a view of the Empire State Building:
All told, Macy’s said it will add 100,000 square feet of selling space and improve the presentation of key merchandise categories such as apparel and cosmetics. The store right now is 2.2 million square feet, with half of that space devoted to selling and the other half used for offices, storerooms and other administrative functions.
Early reports from AP said there was no immediate indication of how the fire started or if it was related to the expansion work.
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