Trump Tower Fire Cause: Overloaded Power Strips

The Trump Tower fire that burned out an apartment and left the resident dead was caused by overloaded power strips, New York City fire officials said, per ABC News.

The FDNY said the four-alarm blaze earlier this month was an accident resulting from “sequenced power strips powering multiple components.”

There was no fire alarm in the apartment, officials added.

Per #FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of the 4/7 fatal 4-alarm fire at 721 5th Ave Manhattan was accidental, electrical - sequenced power strips powering multiple components. Smoke alarm not present in fire apartment https://t.co/vS8XYE5o4A

— FDNY (@FDNY) April 16, 2018

Todd Brassner, 67, was killed and several firefighters were injured by the flames lapping the 50th floor of the building on Fifth Avenue, CNN reported.

Brassner was found unconscious and unresponsive in his apartment and hauled to safety by firefighters, but he died after being admitted to a hospital in critical condition.

The building did have sprinklers because it was erected in 1983, when building codes did not require them, CBS News reported.

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