New York CNN —A fire near Tiffany & Co.’s newly renovated flagship store in New York City sent smoke pouring out of the building on Thursday.
Firefighters responded to a transformer fire that began in an electrical vault next to the jewelry store’s 5th Avenue location in Manhattan.
Videos on social media showed dark plumes of smoke coming out of the historic building and spilling into the street.
The fire comes just over two months after Tiffany officially reopened the doors of its 10-floor limestone flagship shop.
The 5th Avenue flagship accounted for 10% of the brand’s global sales before it closed for renovations.
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