Video: Billboard catches fire in the middle of Times Square

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Saturday, May 18, 2019
Video: Billboard catches fire in the middle of Times Square
Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest developments from Times Square.

NEW YORK -- Crews responded to a billboard on fire in the middle of Times Square.



The FDNY said they got the call just after 3 p.m. Saturday for an all-hands fire on a billboard at 43rd Street and 7th Ave. The fire was put out in under an hour.




No injuries have been reported.



Streets were closed as a precaution when the fire broke out, but traffic is now back to normal.

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