Fatal Trump Tower fire caused by electrical overload, FDNY says

The four alarm fire on the 50th floor of the Trump building in Midtown broke out by accident fire marshals concluded

The four alarm fire on the 50th floor of the Trump building in Midtown broke out by accident fire marshals concluded

"Cause of the 4/7 fatal 4-alarm fire at 721 5th Ave Manhattan was accidental, electrical - sequenced power strips powering multiple components".

A firefighter looks out from the window of a damaged apartment in Trump Tower in NY on April 7, 2018.

He never mentioned the fact that Brassner was killed in the fire.

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According to the Department of Buildings, apartment owners in older buildings like Trump Tower are responsible for ensuring that smoke alarms are working. Light said. "Nobody has to lose their life". Since the fire, officials have called for buildings to be updated to the latest fire safety standards.

The 4-alarm blaze broke out in a 50th floor apartment on April 7, creating a harrowing scene of smoke billowing out from the president's NY residence. This would include installing sprinklers in residential buildings that were exempted from a 1999 law requiring them. He later died at the hospital.

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