A man died after being pulled from a fire on the 50th floor of the Trump¹ Tower, New York City on Saturday.

 

上周六纽约城特朗普大厦第50层发生火灾，一人丧生。

 

The unidentified occupant of the 58-floor skyscraper² in midtown Manhattan was rushed to a local hospital and listed in critical condition, Fire Department New York (FDNY) Commissioner³ Daniel Nigro said at a press conference.

 

Four FDNY firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while two of them were burn-related, Nigro said.

 

The fire broke out at around 5:30 p.m.. Around 200 firefighters and emergency workers quickly responded to the four-alarm blaze.

 

The fire was knocked out in approximately an hour, Nigro said. The FDNY declared the fire under control at around 8 p.m.

 

At its peak, flames raged from the window panes⁴ as crumbling⁵ pieces of ashen⁶ material could be seen falling from the glass skyscraper onto the pavement below.

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