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The Gershwin Theatre (Caught on fire this morning)

Got this in the mail this morning:

So as some of you may or may not have heard, the was a fire in the Gershwin this morning. Before any of you go crazy saying that is was done by Idina's Pen-Pal or people ticked that certain people are out of the show or bla bla bla. I want you all to know the real story before any of you blow it way out of proportion.

On the fifth floor of the theatre, in the fly space above the audience portion of the theatre, there was a SMALL electrical fire. There is a huge fan up there that had a little trouble this morning. The rubber belt to the fan met up with a little friction and sparked a small fire. The entire theatre began to fill with smoke and the smell of rubber. The fire department came out and fixed everything.

Everything is fine now. The theatre just smells a little wierd. The show is going on today. No worries...we hope.

Heck, just thought id share :)

Updated On: 7/23/05 at 01:13 PM

#5

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Thankfully, it happened when the theatre wasn't full.
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#6

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Oh wow, glad that no one was hurt. The subject of the email that was sent to you had a cute title.
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#8

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I echo TheatreDiva. The potential for disaster if it had happened during a performance is really scary. Thank God it was contained and dealt with quickly.
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#14

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I'm not even going to ask how this is funny. I think it goes right side by side with the "Cheno got into a car accident" and "Idina has died" threads. Not funny.
#15

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Well it is something totally believeable. When the crappy non-ec tour of RENT was in my town, the same thing happened, but the theatre was filled with people and it was in the middle of a show! --- I was there! lol
#17

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wait, no i posted this and its true. i dont know who said it wasnt. i got the email. if that person made it up its beyond me but it came from an official wicked site so....i doubt it isnt true.
#18

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NOT funny.
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#20

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It most certainly is true...I walked past the Gershwin and there were firetrucks lined up 50th street around 1145am this morning. Although, all looked fine for the lotto to be starting up!
#21

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All the fire trucks, emergency personnel, etc, were there because there was a "possible terrorist threat" on Broadway between 50th and 51st. They believed there was a bomb on a bus, and had the whole area(within a couple block and avenue radius) blocked off for a couple of hours. I don't remember any of them discussing a fire happening at the same time.
#23

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I don't think the INCIDENT is funny, but I sure think the E-MAIL is funny :0)

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#24

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Everything ended up being ok. Just some very scared tourists(it was a double decker tour bus that was detained), but they all seemed to be understanding, and many took pictures and talked about how they "will have a heck of a story for the folks back home"(direct quote).

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