Fire at Trump Tower, 1 injured

ANI  |  New York [USA] 

A fire has broken out on the 50th floor of in the City.

On Saturday, at about 6 PM (local time) huge flames and massive smoke were seen billowing out from the building, following which a team of firefighters was rushed to the location to douse the fire.

One person is reported to be badly injured in the incident.

As per the media reports, 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.

Later tweeted to inform that the situation has been brought under control.

"Fire at is out. Very confined (well-built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" Trump tweeted.

The cause of the smoke has not been ascertained yet.

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First Published: Sun, April 08 2018. 06:05 IST