Fire breaks out at Trump Tower, 2 injured
Blaze sends black smoke from roof of building that is site of US president’s home and business offices
New York City Fire Department vehicles sit on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, in New York, January 8, 2018. (Richard Drew/AP)
NEW YORK — New York City fire officials said a fire in Trump Tower’s heating and air conditioning system injured two people and caused smoke to billow from the roof.
The Fire Department of New York said the fire started around 7 a.m. Monday at the building that contains US President Donald Trump’s home and business offices.
Fire officials said a civilian was treated for serious injuries and a firefighter was treated for minor injuries. It took about an hour to put out the fire on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
The president’s son Eric tweeted his thanks to firefighters for doing “an incredible job.”
