'Huge' Weekend Fire at Klong on St. Mark's Place

Tips that St. Mark's Thai eatery Klong had mysteriously shuttered have been trickling down the wire all morning. Now, finally, an explanation, from an Eater tipster: "For some reason, there hasn't been much press about this, but Klong had a HUGE fire on Saturday morning. Smoke was billowing everywhere, tenants were evacuated (as was I think one of the nearby NYU or Cooper Union dorms), and that stretch of St. Mark's Place was completely closed off for a while. I passed by Klong yesterday afternoon and it could be done for good. Fortunately, the rest of the building looks fine." [Eater Inbox]