Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that started at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York, reports the Independent.


The blaze started on the 47th floor of the building, which overlooks Central Park, in the early hours of Friday morning.


The fire brigade was called at around 4.30am local time and the fire was extinguished at around 5.20am, local television reported.


The Fire Department of New York is investigating the cause of the blaze but have not found any indication it was "suspicious".