Fire at La Bonne Soupe in Midtown

MYFOXNY.COM/AP - The FDNY responded to an all-hands fire in a French-American restaurant Midtown Thursday, authorities said.

An explosion in the second-floor kitchen of La Bonne Soupe sparked the fire. The restaurant is in a 5-story building on West 55th Street, near 6th Avenue. The restuarant is a favorite of locals and other patrons.

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Firefighters extinguished the fire in about an hour, the AP reported.

There were no reports of injuries, and the extent of the damage wasn't immediately known. The FDNY is investigating the cause of the explosion.

La Bonne Soupe takes its name from French playwright Felicien Marceau's 1958 avant-garde comedy, which was made into a movie in 1963.

The restuarant's managers told Fox 5's Lisa Evers that they expect to reopen in a few weeks.