Man Held As Fox News’ Giant Christmas Tree Goes Up In Flames

Man Held As Fox News’ Giant Christmas Tree Goes Up In Flames

Man Held As Fox News' Giant Christmas Tree Goes Up In Flames

A man is in custody after a 50-foot Christmas tree outside the News Corp. Building in New York ― which houses Fox News ― went up in flames early Wednesday morning.

Fox News security spotted the 49-year-old suspect climbing what the conservative network has dubbed its “All-American Christmas Tree” in Fox Square on the Avenue of the Americas at around 12.14 a.m., New York Police Department confirmed in a statement to HuffPost.

CHRISTMAS TREE OUTSIDE FOX NEWS CHANNEL SET ON FIRE: Police arrested a man overnight in connection with the fire in Midtown Manhattan; no word on a motive pic.twitter.com/YTV79WAGHn

— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) December 8, 2021

“Upon arrival, officers observed the male running from the location and he was taken into custody,” said police. “The investigation remains ongoing.”

Fire crews brought the blaze under control. No injuries were reported.

Fox News anchor Shannon Bream covered the fire live on air.

“It appears that our giant Christmas tree there just a couple of minutes ago was completely engulfed in flames,” Bream said.

The tree’s reported 100,000 lights were only switched on Sunday.

A live shot of the destroyed tree continued to stream on the Fox News website, set to the sound of festive music, hours after the fire:

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