Luxury Apartment Tower in Hudson Yards Catches Fire, Sending Smoke Across Manhattan

Luxury Apartment Tower in Hudson Yards Catches Fire, Sending Smoke Across Manhattan

A fire broke out on the rooftop of a luxury apartment tower in Hudson Yards, sending plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline on Thursday. The incident occurred at The Set, a 44-story luxury apartment building located on Tenth Avenue and West 36th Street.

The fire was first reported around 11:30 a.m. and was declared under control approximately 40 minutes later. About 80 firefighters responded to the scene, and thankfully, there were no reported injuries.

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The fire marshal is currently investigating the cause of the fire. The building management released a statement stating that the situation has been fully contained and there are no injuries.