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Trump Tower fire: One person hospitalised after blaze breaks out at President's New York address Trump Tower fire: One person hospitalised after blaze breaks out at President's New York address
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One person has been seriously injured at a fire at Trump Tower, the Manhattan residence of US President Donald Trump. One person has suffered serious and possibly life-threatening injuries at a fire at Trump Tower, the Manhattan residence of US President Donald Trump.
Another person suffered minor injuries in the blaze, the New York Fire Department said. Mr Trump was not at the 58-storey tower. Another person, a firefighter, suffered minor injuries in the blaze, the New York Fire Department said.
Footage of the incident shows around a dozen firefighters on the roof of the tower, while white smoke billows from one corner of the top of the building. Mr Trump was in Washington at the time.
A blaze was reported r at 7am local time, the New York Fire Department said. Footage of the incident showed around a dozen firefighters on the roof of the tower, as white smoke billowed from one corner of the top of the building.
A fire official told ABC News the fire was inside one of the vents on the roof of the building. A blaze was reported from the top floor of the building at 7am local time, the New York Fire Department said.
"This building has two roofs  — a low roof, where all the mechanical equipment is ... and a top roof ... with some vents to cover that equipment so you don't see it from the outside," the official said. About 84 firefighters attended the scene and brought the blaze under control in about an hour, the fire service said.
"So we had flames coming out of those vents — again no fire inside the building." Eric Trump, one of the president's sons, said on Twitter that it was a small electrical fire in the cooling tower on the building's roof.
About 84 firefighters were at the scene initially. A few remained on the roof about an hour later after the fire was brought under control, the fire service said. "The New York Fire Department was here within minutes and did an incredible job," he said. "The men and women of the #FDNY are true heros and deserve our most sincere thanks and praise!"
The tower houses businesses and luxury apartments, including Mr Trump's three-storey penthouse, which reportedly occupies the top three floors. The tower houses businesses and luxury apartments, including Mr Trump's penthouse, which reportedly occupies the top three floors.
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