Manhattan Fire Forces 60th-Floor Evacuation
<i> Associated Press</i>
NEW YORK —
A fire atop an office building spewed black, heavy smoke Thursday across the southern tip of Manhattan and forced the evacuation of some workers.
Occupants were asked to leave the 60th floor of the building at One Chase Manhattan Plaza after the Fire Department received word of the two-alarm fire, a department spokesman said. No injuries were reported.
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