Electrical fire sends smoke billowing from under New York’s famous Tiffany store

Tiffany’s flagship store is located on New York’s Fifth Avenue (AP)

An electrical fire in a transformer that serves the Tiffany & Co store on New York’s Fifth Avenue spewed thick grey smoke from under the famous building on Thursday and caused two minor injuries, officials said.

The fire did not spread to the store itself, but firefighters evacuated about 100 people from the building as a precaution, said deputy fire chief Joseph Carlsen said.