BREAKING Fire Erupted on Roof of Federal Reserve Building in Manhattan

This is a developing story. Return to this post for updates.

UPDATE 1

Via NBC News New York


Dozens of firefighters were fighting a blaze on top of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Saturday night, officials say.

The fire broke out sometime before 8:40 p.m. on the roof of the 14-story building at 33 Liberty St. in Lower Manhattan.

UPDATE 2

The FDNY said a generator on the roof of the building caused the fire in a chimney.
No injuries have been reported.

The severity of the damage to the building is not known, and it wasn't immediately clear if the fire had been put out shortly before midnight.

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UPDATE 4

Just a coincidence. Ron Paul, author of End the Fed, was in NYC over the weekend:

It's a great day in NYC today @mises pic.twitter.com/ZMKAWiv4aF

— Tom Woods (@ThomasEWoods) October 7, 2017