The New York fire department responded to a blaze at Trump Tower on Monday morning.
News footage showed firefighters on the roof of the skyscraper, at East 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The New York fire department said the fire broke out at 6:58 am.
Donald Trump, who keeps a residence in the tower, was at the White House in Washington DC.
So Trump Tower NYC seems to be on fire... Photos courtesy of my Cousin. #trumptower pic.twitter.com/MGhoq9zfBB
— Hugh Curran (@hughcurran) January 8, 2018
Fire crews are responding to a fire at Trump Tower. There have been no injuries or evacuations, and the President is not currently at Trump Tower. pic.twitter.com/xcsHVX5bhP
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 8, 2018
Two people had minor injuries after a blaze broke out in a cooling unit on a Trump Tower roof deck Monday morning, according to New York officials.
Fire Department of New York Chief Roger Sakowich said one firefighter was hurt when debris fell on top of him and an engineer had injuries but refused treatment after the blaze that broke out on President Donald Trump's namesake skyscraper.
Meanwhile, a video showing firefighters dancing had become viral.
Me if I was a Firefighter and heard Trump Tower was on fire pic.twitter.com/XAiar1d4jT
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilbertAgent0) January 8, 2018
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