NEW YORK-- A spectacular third-alarm fire shot flames out of a Lower Manhattan office building this morning, injuring eight firefighters.
Firefighters battled the blaze on the 29th floor of 80 Pine Street, which broke out just after 12:30 a.m. Heavy flames could be seen shooting out the windows of the 40-story office building, which towers from the financial district.
Witnesses on the ground reportedly, dodged falling glass and debris as the flames spread through the floor. No civilian injuries were reported.
Eyewitness News is told more than 130 firefighters put out the flames in an hour. Eight firefighters sustained injuries that were described as minor.
Officials say the fire broke out on a floor that houses Tullett & Tokyo, an international money management firm. The flames were confined to a floor that handles administrative matters, a spokesman said. It will not impact any of company's business today, he said.
The firm employees more than 1,000 workers in New York and New Jersey. It is the world's second largest "inter-dealer broking group," providing a marketplace for investment banks to execute complicated trades.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Republished with permission of WABC-TV.
