New York sources have stated the New York Fire Department said on Monday that US President Donald Trump was in Washington at the time when fire broke out where two people were injured, one seriously, in an early morning fire near the top of Trump tower in midtown Manhattan.
According to sources the fire department said although local media initially reported there were no injuries, one person sustained a serious, possibly life-threatening injury, and another had a minor injury. Meanwhile 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 and the New York Fire Department was here within minutes and did an incredible job".
Moreover the department said the fire was reported by phone shortly before
7am EST on the top floor of the 68 story structure, which had been Trump's
primary residence before his election victory and inauguration nearly a year
ago. Accordingly more than 90 minutes after the initial report, 84 firefighters
and 26 units were still on the scene.
