Evacuation of Manhattan Courthouse Amid Trump Fraud Trial

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Evacuation of Manhattan Courthouse Amid Trump Fraud Trial
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The Trump fraud trial in a Manhattan courthouse was evacuated after someone set a small fire and used multiple fire extinguishers on the same floor as the courtroom, four hours after testimony concluded. The judge in the case, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was safely escorted out of the courthouse. The incident was caused by a man who ignited paperwork and set off fire extinguishers. No one was hurt, and it remains unclear what prompted the man to set the fire.

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