No Injuries Reported in Fire in Manhattan Building Under Construction

Published: 11/23/2021, 2:54:59 AM EST
No Injuries Reported in Fire in Manhattan Building Under Construction
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighters stand by outside where a fire broke out in a Times Square hotel under construction in Manhattan in New York on Nov. 22, 2021. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

No injuries have been reported from a fire in a high-rise building under construction near Times Square in Manhattan, the Fire Department of New York said in a statement on Monday.

Unconfirmed videos posted on Twitter showed smoke billowing from a building in midtown Manhattan.

The fire had broken out on the 10th floor of a 49-story building on West 47th Street in Manhattan, the statement said.