Update: One Dead, Six FDNY Firefighters Hurt in Trump Tower Fire
Source Firehouse.com News
A 67-year-old man died and six FDNY firefighter suffered injuries in a high-rise fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan Saturday evening.
According to CNN, the person who died was a resident of the building's 50th floor The man was unconscious and unresponsive when firefighters pulled him out of the building.
CNN reported none of the Trump family members were in the tower at the time of the fire. The injuries to the firefighters were not considered life-threatening.
Firefighters were called to the 58-story building on Fifth Avenue, just south of Central Park, around 5:30 p.m.
Flames were shooting from several windows on two sides of the building as the blaze reached four alarms.
The building has commercial and residential spaces and is home the Trump Organization.
According to WABC Channel 7, the fire was brought under control in an hour.
President Donald Trump, who was not int he building, issued the following Tweet Saturday night: "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" The fatality and firefighter injuries had not been reported when he issued his Tweet.
In January, firefighters battled a fire on the roof of the Midtown high-rise.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour, WABC7 reported.
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