A large fire has broken out at Trump Tower in New York City. ABC 7 New York says one person has died due to the incident.
UPDATE: Eric Trump tweets the fire has been extinguished.
Thank you to the amazing men and women of the NYFD who extinguished a fire in a residential apartment at @TrumpTower. The @FDNY and @NYPD are truly some of the most incredible people anywhere! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) April 7, 2018
Moments later, President Trump confirmed the news, as well.
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
#BREAKING: 1 person dead after fire breaks out at Trump Tower, police sources say https://t.co/rlmovN2fkE (📷: Peter Thomas Roth) pic.twitter.com/0jyjgwr4Ym
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) April 8, 2018
#FDNY members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 721 5th Ave Manhattan. There are currently no injuries reported pic.twitter.com/PKuPZBu70E
— FDNY (@FDNY) April 7, 2018
Debris falling from Trump Tower fire #Trump #Trumptower pic.twitter.com/e0sTHNHmhd
— ZeroPointNow (@ZeroPointNow) 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 fire is expanding rapidly…….. video from a higher vantage point! pic.twitter.com/SlQtI2jgU4
— Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) April 7, 2018
Updated footage. Still going on and spreading. #fire at #trumptower pic.twitter.com/jYj0HjIVZE
— Self-Reconfiguring System (@autosourcer0) April 7, 2018
Fire in Trump Tower worsening pic.twitter.com/6T1VsOCsuP
— Peter Thomas Roth (@PeterThomasRoth) April 7, 2018
NBC New York reports:
The blaze broke out on the 50th floor of the tower shortly before 6 p.m., the FDNY said.
The severity of the fire wasn’t immediately known, but the FDNY said it had no reports of injuries.
At least five fire trucks were seen responding to the fire on Fifth Avenue.
President Donald Trump has an office and home in the building.
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