There was a minor fire on the roof, right over the three floors that make up the Trumps’ penthouse residence.
Official explanation, re story from Washington Post:
“There was a small electrical fire in a cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower,” the Trump Organization said in an emailed statement to The Washington Post. “The FDNY were here within minutes and did an exceptional job. Everything is under control and no evacuations were made.”
My first thought was: Is this a case of “burning documents”? But a better take was this: