Fire Knocks WABC-TV Off Air

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

WABC-TV is back on the air this morning after a fire at its Manhattan studios filled the building with thick smoke and forced staff to evacuate.

No one was injured in the fire. But it knocked out Channel 7's programming for a couple hours, beginning a few minutes before last night's 11 o'clock news. Channel 7's News Director Kenny Plotnik says the fire began when one of the lights in the studio burst and a curtain caught fire.

He says the fire was put out quickly, but it sent smoke throughout the building, forcing about 50 staff members to evacuate.

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