Editor's note: Here are some more photos from the fire at 72 Hester Street, and a bit more information from TLD contributor Jonathan Zalman:
Sulman Mirza, 30, an architect and resident of the building, said, "I was taking a nap...
We're just back from 72 Hester Street, the home of Mendel Goldberg Fabrics, one of the Lower East Side's oldest retail businesses. The worst seems to be over after a fire that broke out about noon. In this photo...
We're at the scene of the fire at 72 Hester St., the home of Mendel Goldberg Fabrics. Multiple fire departments have responded, and firefighters are breaking in the plate-glass window of the storefront as smoke pours from the building.
The fabric...
Thanks to our Lo-Down tipsters who sent along these photos of a fire on Hester Street, between Allen and Orchard, at what appears to be Mendel Goldberg Fabrics. Click through for more photos. More to come!
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