Midtown Manhattan fire erupts on high-rise near St. Patrick’s Day Parade route
A major fire broke out Tuesday morning (March 17) at a high-rise building in New York City’s Midtown Manhattan, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky just hours before the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The blaze erupted around 9:45 am on March 17 on West 43rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Heavy…