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August 5, 2009
Minor injuries, major horror, in Court Street multiplex fire
The Brooklyn Paper
By Robert Voris
Though this didn't make the first cut of Tracy Collins's Forest City Ratner boycott list, the development company's UA multiplex on Court Street made the news when a fire forced evacuation and caused several injuries:
At long last, it was the right time to yell “Fire” in a crowded movie house as the United Artists multiplex on Court Street was briefly consumed by smoke during a crowded afternoon screening on Tuesday.
Chaos engulfed the movie theater shortly after 2 pm, as patrons, some covering their mouths, had to find their own way to the smoky lobby of the Bruce Ratner-owned 12-screen theater at State Street in Downtown.
Eight minor injuries, mostly from smoke inhalation, were reported in the fire, which apparently started in the popcorn maker and quickly forced the evacuation of all 11 floors of the building.
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The movie theater was last in the news earlier this year when owner Ratner put it on the market, though he did not find a buyer.
Posted by lumi at August 5, 2009 5:12 AM