Small fire on roof of Trump Tower building in Midtown, 2 minor injuries

Monday, January 8, 2018
MIDTOWN, Manhattan -- Firefighters responded to the scene of a small fire in a heating and cooling unit on the roof of Trump Tower.

Smoke could be seen coming from the Midtown building.
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The building was not evacuated.

A firefighter suffered a minor injury when debris fell on him. An engineer also suffered some minor smoke inhalation, but refused medical attention.

As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, there was still a heavy presence of emergency vehicles closing off the street in front of the building on Fifth Avenue.


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There is no word yet on the cause of the fire.

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