VIDEO: ONE DEAD AFTER HUGE FIRE BROKE OUT AT DONALD TRUMP'S ICONIC NEW YORK SKYSCRAPER ON SATURDAY

TRUMP TOWER NY

Huge fire and smoke engulfed two apartments on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday killing one man.
Authorities confirmed the deceased died in the hospital following injuries he sustained from the inferno. He was a resident of the building.
Four firefighters were treated for minor injuries.
Shortly after the news broke, Trump tweeted:

"Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!"

The New York Fire Department did not release suspected cause of the blaze calling it a three-alarm blaze and there were no immediate reports of injuries -As shared on the Twitter account of the department.

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Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said on Twitter:

"This was a very difficult fire. As you can imagine, the apartment is quite large, we are 50 stories up. The rest of the building had a considerable amount of smoke." 

Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2018

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There is a fire right now in Trump Tower. Was small and then something happened where the size doubled in seconds! pic.twitter.com/NnFNHEfJBg

— Brian Lawton (@brianlawton9) April 7, 2018

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! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) April 7, 2018

FDNYalerts MAN 4-ALARM 721 5 AVE, HIGH RISE (TRUMP TOWER) FIRE ON 50TH FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) April 7, 2018