Thick clouds of smoke filled the New York City skyline after a skyscraper near the One World Trade Center burst into flames on Wednesday morning.
Fox 5 New York reported that FDNY officials responded to a fire on top of a 72-story skyscraper on Greenwich Street.
Fire officials on the scene shared that the fire stemmed from the skyscraper’s HVAC system on the 72-story building’s roof.
There have been no reported injuries from the fire, and firefighters have been able to contain the fire.
The heavy smoke in New York City caused a momentarily panic among some New York residents who had flashbacks of the smoke that arrived on the horizon on 9/11.
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WATCH: Smoke, flames spotted near World Trade Center after skyscrapper rooftop fire
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Per The New York Post:
Thick plumes of smoke were spotted bursting out of an under-construction skyscraper near One World Trade Center after a fire broke out on the building’s roof Wednesday morning.
No injuries were reported in the blaze at 125 Greenwich St., an under-construction residential building, to which firefighters responded around 9:20 a.m., the FDNY said.
Officials said the fire started in an HVAC system located on the 72-story building’s roof.
Construction worker Jerson Valencia confirmed to The Post that the smoke was emerging from the building’s air conditioning duct.
The skyscraper that caught fire was a luxury residential project that has been under construction for the last five years.
NYC fire: Flames burning on roof of 72-story luxury high-rise under construction in Lower Manhattan – ABC7 New York https://t.co/fZ8VaGQFHU
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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