A fire broke out at a Trump Tower apartment in the high rise owned by the president Saturday shortly after 5:30 pm. "The apartment was virtually entirely on fire. They pushed in heroically, they were knocking down the fire, they found one occupant of the apartment on the 50th floor," Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: eyewitness to Trump Tower Manhattan fire 50th floor, say it’s expanding rapidly <a href="https://t.co/MLaEDmdK6L">pic.twitter.com/MLaEDmdK6L</a></p>— GITMO 🇺🇸 (@President1Trump) <a href="https://twitter.com/President1Trump/status/982745920604442624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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People walking on the streets below captured video of the flames leaping out of the building on the 50th floor. A 67-year-old man was rushed to Mount Sinai West hospital but was pronounced dead when he arrived. Nigro said four firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries and two of them were burned by the fire.
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"We found fire on the 50th floor of the building," Nigro continued. "The apartment was entirely on fire. Members pushed in heroically, they were knocking down the fire and found one occupant of the apartment who is in critical condition."
The fire commissioner also confirmed no members of the First Family were present at the time of the fire. The residence where the President sometimes spends his time is being checked by the Secret Service for damages but none have been reported at this time.
Trump tweeted Saturday evening, "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well-built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!"
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/982750459877380096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to the amazing men and women of the NYFD who extinguished a fire in a residential apartment at <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpTower?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TrumpTower</a>. The <a href="https://twitter.com/FDNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FDNY</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPD</a> are truly some of the most incredible people anywhere! 🇺🇸🇺🇸</p>— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/982749333337538561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The president's son, Eric Trump, also braved the brave efforts of emergency responders on Twitter. "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!"
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Due to a fire at Trump Tower <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manhattan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Manhattan</a>, expect police and <a href="https://twitter.com/FDNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FDNY</a> in the area of 5th Ave/W.57 St. Expect traffic and street closures nearby by due to emergency vehicles. <a href="https://t.co/PPLjL6fiP0">pic.twitter.com/PPLjL6fiP0</a></p>— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/982745939675963392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The New York City Police department advised that police and firefighters would be in the area of 5th Ave/W. 57 St. and to expect delays from street closures.
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Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04/07/fire-at-trump-tower/
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