Fire broke out in New York City’s Trump Tower, the 58-story headquarters of sitting US President Donald Trump’s business empire. Firefighters were quick to bring it under control.
Footages from the scene showed a column of smoke rising from the skyscraper as firefighters were standing on its roof.
There was a small electrical fire in a cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower. The New York Fire Department was here within minutes and did an incredible job. The men and women of the #FDNY are true heroes and deserve our most sincere thanks and praise! https://t.co/xuTmq1GBbj
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) January 8, 2018
The fire was reported at the high-rise building on Fifth Avenue just before 7am local time, the New York City Fire Department told media. Over 120 firefighters arrived at the scene to put out the flames, and by around 8am smoke from the roof had started to dissipate.
It’s not yet clear what started the fire but local reports suggest that the fire started in an electrical box on the roof. The NYPD has reported no casualties, and has not ordered any evacuations. The president himself is reported to be in Washington, DC.