Three injured in Trump Tower blaze that saw flames coming out of building’s vents
US President Donald Trump was in Washington at the time
Three people were injured in an early-morning fire at the top of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, the New York Fire Department said on Monday, as the city’s workday rush began.
US President Donald Trump was in Washington at the time. Trump’s primary residence was in the building before his election victory and inauguration nearly a year ago.
One firefighter was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries, while two people received minor injuries that were treated at the scene, including a building worker whose injury was initially described as serious, the fire service said.
The fire service said the fire was not inside the building, but on top of it.
“We had flames coming out of the vents. No smoke condition or fire was on the inside,” Manhattan Borough Commander Assistant Chief Roger Sakowich said on Twitter.
