Main branch of New York Public Library evacuated after trash cans catch fire in front of building
NEW YORK - Emergency responders were on the scene Thursday after two trash cans caught fire outside the main branch of the New York Public Library.
The fires were reported on the sidewalk at 41st Street and Fifth Avenue outside the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at 9:44 a.m.
No injuries were reported. The building was evacuated as a precaution.
FDNY and NYPD personnel were investigating. Police are canvassing for surveillance video.
The NYPD said the trash can fires do not appear to have been intentionally set.
