Twitter Responds to Blast at Pommes Frites

An explosion and ensuing blaze at East Village restaurant Sushi Park spread to one of New York's favorite snack spots, Pommes Frites. So beloved, Pommes Frites is trending on Twitter with a mix of reactions from New Yorkers and ex-New Yorkers that range from outrage over the concern for a fry shop in the midst of a tragedy to farewell notes. Here's a sample running the gamut.

A few farewell notes:

Thank you for all the wonderful late night food @PommesFritesNY hope you can comeback strong

— Danny Rohde (@danrohde) March 26, 2015

Holy shit. RIP Sushi Park & Pommes Frites. Sooooo many memories. Condolences to anyone injured in... https://t.co/tdazgUIwTE

— Niko (@snikt1984) March 26, 2015

The workers at Pommes Frites would always give me 2 orders of frites when I only asked for one :(

— Kristine Rivera (@kristineriveraa) March 26, 2015

Mine and many other's beloved @PommesFritesNY is one of the buildings burning in the East Village fire. #PommesFrites #eastvillage #Nycfire

— Amelia Goe (@AmeliaGoe) March 26, 2015

Not @PommesFritesNY! No! #fire #nyc

— Rachel Kowal (@RachelKowal) March 26, 2015

RIP #PommesFrites... but more importantly hoping the 12 injured ppl in the East Village make it through this

— Ev Erskine (@EvErskine) March 26, 2015

The backlash is there too:

Two people critically injured, but some of y'all got the nerve to ask about a restaurant's well being smh. #EastVillage #PommesFrites

— Jor-El (@jhawkins826) March 26, 2015

Because people died in an explosion, you stupid bot. #eastvillage "@tweetshotusa: #PommesFrites is trending pic.twitter.com/K2PNlfN3Ce"

— Whydya Tweetthat (@TwitOvershare) March 26, 2015

Pommes Frites is now trending nationwide. I'm glad New Yorkers have their priorities in check.

— Chris Wytenus (@christheclown2) March 26, 2015