Fire breaks out on 50th floor of Trump Tower

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Sunday, April 8, 2018
Fire breaks out on 50th floor of Trump Tower
Sandra Bookman has the latest developments on a fire that broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Midtown.

MIDTOWN, Manhattan -- Officials say one person has died in a raging apartment fire at Trump Tower in New York City.

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says the fire broke out after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in an apartment on the 50th floor of the midtown skyscraper.

Nigro says four firefighters suffered less serious injuries.

President Donald Trump tweeted that the fire was out and said it was "Very confined (well built building)."

Trump's business is based at Trump Tower and his residence is there, but he has spent little time in New York since taking office.

Nigro says no member of the Trump family was at the building on Saturday.