CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) --
Firefighters responded to a fire in a very busy area of Chelsea on Thursday afternoon.The fire was reported outside Chelsea Market on West 15th Street and 9th Avenue around 2:30 p.m.
Officials with the FDNY said the fire was under control by 3:30 p.m. and no injuries were reported.
A huge mess of tangled, charred wires was left under the construction site after the flames were put out.
Fire by Chelsea market pic.twitter.com/d258ylgkVi
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The lane was already closed due to an ongoing construction project underground, so there wasn't too much of a traffic backup because of the fire.
An investigation is underway to determined what caused the fire.
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