East Village favorite Pommes Frites appears to be a victim of the fire on Second Avenue.
A photo on Twitter shows the Belgian fry storefront engulfed in flames.
Fans on Twitter are voicing their utter sadness. #pommesfrites is trending.
“R.I.P. To the best french fries in NYC #PommesFrites ” – @ESDolan
RIP #pommesfrites 🙁 I can’t believe you’re really gone I’m SOBBING @Evaneverdeen
Hope all our friends at #PommesFrites are ok after the explosion. Best french fries in #NYC – @KnittingKnoobie
The workers at Pommes Frites would always give me 2 orders of frites when I only asked for one 🙁 – @kristineriveraa
There isn’t an NYU student who doesn’t love that place. #EastVillage #PommesFrites – @CitysMyKatwalk
Thank you for all the wonderful late night food @PommesFritesNY hope you can comeback strong – @danrohde