This morning, an evacuation of Trump Tower in New York City has occurred, reportedly due to a “suspicious” bag or package found in the building.
New York Police Department and Fire Department both responded immediately to the reports, and the entire building was evacuated.
[AHORA] Evacuan la Trump Tower en NY pic.twitter.com/TGcL0ktFto
— Angel Sotera (@angelsotera) December 27, 2016
Police are pushing tourists and reporters alike down the block, away from Trump Tower, which was just evacuated pic.twitter.com/Cn7YUsp7Et
— Noah Hurowitz (@NoahHurowitz) December 27, 2016
The President-Elect was not in Trump Tower at the time of the incident – he’s currently in Florida.
Watch a report from 9 News below:
Following on from these reports, media are now saying that everything is “all clear”, and that the ‘suspicious bag’ was actually,
*drumroll*
… a lost bag of children’s toys.
BREAKING: Police say so-called suspicious package that spurred Trump Tower evacuation was a bag containing children’s toys
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 27, 2016
The NYPD Bomb Squad have told press that they responded “out of an abundance of caution”.
Source: AP / Twitter.
Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty.
