Overview
- The fire, reported Monday morning at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, started in an electrical room between the fourth and fifth floors and later spread toward the roof.
- Following Wednesday’s inspections, the city issued a Full Vacate Order for the theater and a Partial Vacate for two fifth-floor rooms in the neighboring hotel.
- The Book of Mormon canceled performances through Sunday, May 17, and ticket holders will be contacted for refunds or exchanges.
- FDNY deployed more than 60 units and nearly 200 responders to the three-alarm blaze, and one firefighter sustained minor injuries.
- Officials reported heavy damage to the spotlight booth and roof but no major harm to the auditorium or stage, and the cause remains under investigation.