New York, USA: One person was killed and four firefighters were injured after a fire broke out on the 50th floor in the Trump Tower, a large building in Manhattan owned by United States (US) President Donald Trump.
The deceased, who was a resident of the building’s 50th floor, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, fire department spokeswoman Angelica Conroy told CNN.
At about 6 PM (local time) on Saturday, huge flames and massive smoke was seen billowing out from the building following which a team of firefighters was rushed to the location to douse the fire.
As per the media reports, New York fire crews graded it a Three-Alarm blaze, meaning a minimum of 33 units and 138 firefighters were sent.
According to a witness, it started with a smoke which soon turned into a blaze.The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet. (With inputs from ANI)
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