Smoke pours from 44-story New York City skyscraper after reported hearth
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A fire sent smoke billowing from the top of a luxury 44-story building in the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side, according to the New York City Fire Department.
The blaze erupted around 11:30 a.m., on the roof of The Set, a luxury building on 10th Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets, the FDNY said. Video posted to social media showed thick smoke billowing from the property.
No initial injuries were reported. Some 80 firefighters responded to the scene. The cause of the fire remains unclear.
Studio apartments at The Set rent for upwards of $5,000 a month.
As emergency responders attended the scene, the area of 10th Avenue was temporarily closed from West 34th Street to West 36th Street. Around two hours after the first reports, emergency personnel had cleared from the scene and an “all clear” was called.
New York City Council member Erik Bottcher later shared a statement from the Hudson Yards management, which confirmed that the situation had been contained.
“Earlier today a smoke condition occurred at 455 10th Avenue,” the statement read. The situation has been fully contained and there are no injuries. The FDNY has called an ‘all clear’ and is departing the scene.
“Our teams remain in close coordination with the FDNY and NYPD and we thank them for their swift response.”
Source: independent.co.uk
