The FBI's New York Field office is working to determine whether the fire at the hotel is linked to the arrest of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui.
Eyewitness News was there after flames broke out on the 18th floor of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Fifth Avenue.A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel on Wednesday and the FBI is now involved in the investigation.
The FBI's New York Field office is working to determine whether the fire at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in the Upper East Side is linked to the Wednesday morning arrest of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.Firefighters were called just after noon for a fire on the 18th floor, according to the FDNY.
FBI agents were still inside Guo's apartment at the time the fire broke out, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. That's about six hours after Guo was arrested.Guo's 15-room penthouse was last on the market for $32.5 million, according to real estate listings. At this point, neither FDNY nor the FBI knows whether the fire was linked to the arrest. Both offices declined to comment.After burning for two hours, the fire was under control by 1:45 p.m.
There were no reports of injuries but sources say there was significant damage to Wengui's apartment.
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