Officials: 6 US Postal Service Trucks Damaged In Chelsea Fire

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Six U.S. Postal Service trucks were damaged in a fire in a garage of a Manhattan postal facility, fire officials said.

The blaze broke out around 10:30 p.m. Saturday at a postal facility on 11th Avenue in Chelsea. Dozens of firefighters responded, and the blaze was declared under control around midnight.

It's unclear what started the fire.

The trucks were on the third floor of a parking garage. There are no reported injuries. It's unclear if any mail was damaged.

A U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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