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Fire Breaks Out at Trump Tower in NYC, 1 Dead

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A fire broke out in an apartment located in  New York City's Trump Tower Saturday evening. 

Fire officials say a man who was in the apartment was taken to a hospital and later died.

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says a 50th-floor apartment at the midtown tower was "virtually entirely on fire" when firefighters arrived after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Four firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Nigro says no member of the Trump family was at the building on Saturday.

He says about 200 firefighters battled the blaze.

The FDNY earlier tweeted that its first responders were on the scene at 5th Avenue and Manhattan and one serious injury was reported. 

The NYPD has closed streets around the building as a precaution.

Photos and video posted on Twitter showed images of flames erupting from the side of the building.  

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

Eric Trump, the president's second-oldest son, tweeted that the fire was located in a residential apartment at the tower.

The Associated Press contributed to this story. 

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Steve Warren is a senior multimedia producer for CBN News. Warren has worked in the news departments of television stations and cable networks across the country. In addition, he also worked as a producer-director in television production and on-air promotion. A Civil War historian, he authored the book The Second Battle of Cabin Creek: Brilliant Victory. It was the companion book to the television documentary titled Last Raid at Cabin Creek currently streaming on Amazon Prime. He holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma and a B.A. in Communication from the University of