Fire Tears Through Multiple Bronx Businesses in Four-Alarm Blaze

Active Fire Scene in The Bronx

• 🚒 Thick smoke is pouring out of a restaurant on Jerome Avenue in University Heights, Bronx.
• 🔥 The fire has escalated to a four-alarm blaze, with extensive FDNY and EMS response.

Businesses Affected by Fire

• 🏢 A row of businesses on Jerome Avenue and West Burnside is impacted, including a Bronx Optical Center, a Bronx's Finest Deli, and a pharmacy.
• 💥 Firefighters are engaged in an exterior operation, using hoses from extended ladders to combat persistent flames.

Eyewitness Account and Impact

• 🗣️ A worker from the deli reported noticing flames originating from a restaurant behind his business.
• 💧 His attempt to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher was unsuccessful, leading to the damage of his own store.
• 💔 The deli worker expressed heartbreak over losing his store of seven years and his livelihood.

Fire Department Response and Status

• 🚨 FDNY personnel and equipment are actively working to bring the fire under control.
• ✅ No injuries have been reported as of the latest update, despite people being present in some businesses when the fire broke out.