Thick clouds of smoke filled the New York skyline after a skyscraper near One World Trade Center went up in flames Wednesday morning.
Fox 5 New York reported that FDNY officials responded to a fire atop a 72-story skyscraper on Greenwich Street.
Firefighters on scene shared that the fire stemmed from the skyscraper’s HVAC system on the roof of the 72-story building.
No injuries were reported from the fire and firefighters were able to contain the fire.
Heavy smoke in New York City caused a momentary panic among some New York residents who had flashbacks of the smoke coming over the horizon on September 11th.
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WATCH: Smoke and flames spotted near World Trade Center after fire on skyscraper roof
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According to the New York Post:
Thick plumes of smoke were spotted billowing from 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 fire at 125 Greenwich St., a residential building under construction, to which firefighters responded about 9:20 a.m., the FDNY said.
Officials said the fire started in an HVAC system located on the roof of the 72-story building.
Construction worker Jerson Valencia confirmed to the Post that smoke was coming from the building’s air conditioning duct.
The skyscraper that caught fire was a luxury residential project that had been under construction for five years.
Fire in New York: Flames burning on the roof of a 72-story luxury skyscraper 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.