Flames burn and smoke billows from a fire at the 50th floor of Trump Tower. Source - Multiple
A fire has broken out on the upper floors of US President Donald Trump's iconic New York building, Trump Tower - but has been quickly contained following a mass response by firefighters.
The blaze broke out on the 50th floor of the Manhattan skyscraper just before 6pm (10am Sunday NZT).It was classified as a three-alarm fire, an FDNY source told the Daily Mail, with 140 firefighters on the scene.
President Donald Trump has an office and home at the 58-story building, but is currently in Washington.
At 10.40am (NZT), he tweeted: "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!"
His son, Eric Trump, said the flames had broken out in a residential apartment and thanked the fire and police departments for their response.
"Thank you to the amazing men and women of the NYFD who extinguished a fire in a residential apartment at @TrumpTower," he tweeted. "The @FDNY and @NYPD are truly some of the most incredible people anywhere!"
"We had one minor injury to a firefighter, some debris fell on him," FDNY Chief Roger Sakowich said at the time. "We had one engineer that got up there with a fire extinguisher and breathed in some of the smoke, but he's refused medical."
Smoke and debris. Fire dept throwing anti-flame powder. Seems controlled, though with semi-extensive damage to floor and at least three offices. #fire#trumptowerpic.twitter.com/JdvXPOKmpF
