A 67-year-old man is dead after a fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower late Saturday afternoon. It was a frightening scene as crowds below saw flames shooting out of several windows and debris raining down.
Video shows flames consuming a 50th-floor apartment at Trump Tower
More on the deadly blaze here: https://t.co/ERuqX2cqEi pic.twitter.com/SYo8ePzjaL— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 8, 2018
An FDNY spokesperson tells News and Guts 200 of New York’s bravest were on scene for the 4 alarm fire. Four firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries.
It took a few hours to bring the fire under control due to smoke conditions. We are told it will be investigated by fire marshalls to determine the cause and origin.
No one from the Trump family was in Trump Tower during the fire, but a three story penthouse in the building was Donald Trump’s primary residence before he was President.
Nearly 200 firefighters responded to #TrumpTower within 5 minutes. FDNY Commissioner Nigro called their efforts “heroic” @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/5EKb295gPY
— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) April 7, 2018
Fire in Trump Tower worsening pic.twitter.com/6T1VsOCsuP
— Peter Thomas Roth (@PeterThomasRoth) April 7, 2018
JUST IN: New video shows smoke pouring out of Trump Tower https://t.co/CJWp2P4joc (Credit: Jeff Young) pic.twitter.com/gYiy09Aket
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) April 8, 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
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