Fire breaks out in Manhattan building, residents evacuated

A fire has broken out on the roof of a multi-story building in downtown Manhattan, specifically in the Midtown area.

The Fire Department reported that the fire broke out in an air quality control system on the roof of the eight-story building.

Emergency crews are on scene battling a rooftop fire on East 43rd Street in Manhattan, near Grand Central.

 

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The area was engulfed in heavy smoke, and the building was immediately evacuated.

BREAKING NEWS: Thick plumes of black smoke are billowing from the roof of a building in Midtown.

 

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