Crime & Safety
Trump Village High-Rise Erupts In Flames, FDNY Says
Firefighters battled an enormous blaze at the Trump Village Estates in Coney Island Tuesday afternoon, said the FDNY.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- A massive blaze erupted at the Trump Village Estates on Coney Island Monday afternoon, police said.
Fire burst out on the ninth floor of Trump Village Building 3 on West Fifth Street and Marsha Rappaport Way at 12:40 p.m., said the FDNY.
Firefighters had the blaze under control by 1:30 p.m. and no injuries had been reported as of 1:45 p.m., according to the FDNY.
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Photos show orange flames on a ninth-floor balcony sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
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The 23-story building is one of several developed by, and named for, President Donald Trump's father Fred.
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