Fire breaks out on roof of Trump Tower in NYC, sending smoke billowing across Midtown

Matthew Diebel | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Raw: 2 hurt in Trump Tower heating system fire New York City fire officials say an early morning fire in Trump Tower's heating and air conditioning system injured two people and caused smoke to billow from the roof. The blaze was put out within about an hour.

NEW YORK – Fifth Avenue in New York City was clogged with fire department vehicles early Monday morning after a fire broke out on the roof of the Trump Tower, the president’s home in a ritzy area of Midtown.

Pictures and video on social media showed large amounts of smoke billowing from the roof of the tower.

Fire crews are responding to a fire at Trump Tower. There have been no injuries or evacuations, and the President is not currently at Trump Tower. pic.twitter.com/xcsHVX5bhP — TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 8, 2018

The New York Daily News reported that firefighters were called to the skyscraper at about 7:20 a.m. ET.

The blaze appeared to have broken out in the building’s heating and cooling system, the New York City Fire Department told the paper, adding that they were able to quickly bring it under control.

There were no evacuations, the spokesman told local TV station WNBC. Later, the department said three people suffered minor injuries, including a firefighter.

President Trump, who still has a multi-level apartment in the 58-story tower, was in Washington at the time of the blaze. The building was the setting for Trump’s reality TV show, The Apprentice, and the headquarters of his presidential campaign.

FDNYalerts MAN 7-5 721 5 AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING (TRUMP TOWER) FIRE IN HVAC , LOCATED ON ROOF, — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) January 8, 2018