Fuego en trump tower NY pic.twitter.com/lmOuUhn1sS
— Debora Calderon (@debora_calderon) April 7, 2018
One person has died and four firefighters were injured after a fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan Saturday afternoon, CNN reported.
FDNYalerts MAN 3-ALARM 721 5 AVE, HIGH RISE (TRUMP TOWER) FIRE ON 50TH FLR,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) April 7, 2018
Dozens of firetrucks reportedly responded to the 58th story skyscraper near Central Park. No injuries have been reported.
At least one person has died in the fire at Trump Tower in New York. Four firefighters were injured, officials say. https://t.co/VbhJoILG2o pic.twitter.com/bPfiLynrCZ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 8, 2018
A photo sent to Mediaite from the scene showed the fire had shattered windows on two sides of the 50th floor:
Trump reacted to the blaze on Twitter, thanking the firefighters who worked to thwart it and praising his tower for being a “well built building”:
Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2018
Here are more videos from the scene:
Fire in Trump Tower worsening pic.twitter.com/6T1VsOCsuP
— Peter Thomas Roth (@PeterThomasRoth) April 7, 2018
There is a fire right now in Trump Tower. Was small and then something happened where the size doubled in seconds! pic.twitter.com/NnFNHEfJBg
— Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) April 7, 2018
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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