Man arrested for setting fireplace to court docket papers inside N.Y. courthouse internet hosting Trump civil trial

NEW YORK — A person was arrested Wednesday for setting fireplace to papers contained in the New York City courthouse the place former President Donald Trump’s civil enterprise fraud trial has been happening, resulting in a quick evacuation of the constructing.

Firefighters arrived on the New York State Supreme Court Building in decrease Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to reply to an alarm on the fourth flooring of the constructing. An individual was taken into custody after setting fireplace to the paperwork, then dousing them with a fireplace extinguisher, stated court docket spokesperson Al Baker. He didn’t launch additional particulars, however stated the incident is underneath investigation.

The fireplace got here hours after the conclusion of testimony in Trump’s civil fraud trial case, which has performed out on the constructing’s third flooring for practically three months. Among these evacuated was Judge Arthur Engoron, who has presided over the trial. The former president was not within the constructing on Wednesday.

No accidents have been reported.