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| Trump Tower fire: Man dies after blaze breaks out on 50th floor of New York skyscraper | Trump Tower fire: Man dies after blaze breaks out on 50th floor of New York skyscraper |
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| A man has died after a fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York. | A man has died after a fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York. |
| Todd Brassner, 67, died in hospital after the apartment was engulfed by the blaze. | |
| The New York Fire Department said it responded to a blaze on the upper floors of the skyscraper, which is home to Donald and Melania Trump's apartment. | The New York Fire Department said it responded to a blaze on the upper floors of the skyscraper, which is home to Donald and Melania Trump's apartment. |
| The US president was in Washington at the time and tweeted that the fire was now out. | The US president was in Washington at the time and tweeted that the fire was now out. |
| Social media video showed fire and smoke rising from the structure in central Manhattan. | Social media video showed fire and smoke rising from the structure in central Manhattan. |
| The New York Fire Department (FDNY) said on Twitter it was a four-alarm blaze. | The New York Fire Department (FDNY) said on Twitter it was a four-alarm blaze. |
| A photo posted by the FDNY showed flames and smoke bellowing from windows of the 58-storey building. | A photo posted by the FDNY showed flames and smoke bellowing from windows of the 58-storey building. |
| The NYPD told the public to expect increased traffic and closures in nearby streets due to emergency vehicles. | The NYPD told the public to expect increased traffic and closures in nearby streets due to emergency vehicles. |
| President Trump tweeted to say the fire had been extinguished and was "very confined" thanks to the design of the building. | President Trump tweeted to say the fire had been extinguished and was "very confined" thanks to the design of the building. |
| "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" | "Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!" |
| His son, Eric, said the fire was in a residential apartment and thanked the FDNY and NYPD for their response. | His son, Eric, said the fire was in a residential apartment and thanked the FDNY and NYPD for their response. |
| He tweeted: "Thank you to the amazing men and women of the NYFD who extinguished a fire in a residential apartment at TrumpTower. | He tweeted: "Thank you to the amazing men and women of the NYFD who extinguished a fire in a residential apartment at TrumpTower. |
| "The FDNY and NYPD are truly some of the most incredible people anywhere!" | "The FDNY and NYPD are truly some of the most incredible people anywhere!" |
| It comes three months after another fire broke out on the roof of the tower, injuring two people. | It comes three months after another fire broke out on the roof of the tower, injuring two people. |