Small Fire at Trump Hotel Tower in Manhattan Is Extinguished

Small Fire at Trump Hotel Tower in Manhattan Is Extinguished
New York City police stand guard in front of Trump Tower, a residence of President-elect Donald Trump in New York, on Nov. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
The Associated Press
3/3/2017
Updated:
3/3/2017

NEW YORK—The Fire Department of New York says it has put out an apartment fire at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Manhattan.

There were no serious injuries reported. One person refused medical attention.

The fire was reported around 4:15 a.m. Friday in a 47th floor apartment at the hotel on Central Park West, near Columbus Circle.

The cause has not been officially determined. However, the Daily News says it appears there may have been an electrical short circuit.