{"id":1097604,"date":"2021-12-08T07:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T12:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1097604"},"modified":"2021-12-08T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T12:45:09","slug":"watch-christmas-tree-outside-of-fox-news-gets-torched-police-take-man-into-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-christmas-tree-outside-of-fox-news-gets-torched-police-take-man-into-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Christmas Tree Outside Of Fox News Gets Torched, Police Take Man Into Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-christmas-tree-outside-of-fox-news-gets-torched-police-take-man-into-custody%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1097604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Christmas tree outside of Fox News\u2019 headquarters in New York City went up in flames late on Tuesday night, a breaking news item that garnered brief mention on the network\u2019s \u201cFox News @ Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man was arrested after setting fire to a Christmas tree outside Midtown\u2019s News Corporation building early Wednesday morning,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/08\/one-arrest-after-christmas-tree-set-on-fire-outside-news-corp-building-in-nyc\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe holiday display was set ablaze shortly after midnight and the flames quickly spread up the tree in Fox Square outside the 6th Avenue building that houses Fox News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox News @ Night\u201d host Shannon Bream said the following on air:<\/p>\n<p><em>We brought you breaking news a few moments ago. Firefighters on the scene of this blaze. This is at Fox Square in New York. This is our all American Christmas tree. The fire appears to be out for now. Moments ago you could see it was engulfed in flames. No word of any injuries there. We saw the crews there bravely fighting through this. They have gotten this under control, looks like the fire is out for now. But we\u2019re gonna monitor the situation, try to find out what sparked this whole thing. But for now it looks like everybody is safe and sound, the fire is out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShannonBream?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShannonBream<\/a> offers an update on the Fox News Christmas tree, which caught fire earlier tonight: &#8220;The fire appears to be out for now. Moments ago, you could see it was engulfed in flames. No word of any injuries there. We saw the crews there, bravely fighting through this.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zs5ZUV3cMm\">pic.twitter.com\/Zs5ZUV3cMm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1468456579741765633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC 4 New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/man-in-custody-after-allegedly-lighting-christmas-tree-outside-fox-news-building-on-fire\/3439230\/?dg\">added<\/a> the following about the man that police took into custody:<\/p>\n<p><em>A News 4 employee witnessed NYPD officers apprehending a suspect near the tree after midnight. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A police department spokesperson confirmed a 49-year-old man was in custody but investigators couldn\u2019t confirm an incendiary device was used. A light was removed from the suspect, though it\u2019s also unclear whether it was used. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Police say the man acted alone and the incident didn\u2019t appear to be premeditated or politically motivated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/fox-christmas-tree-fire-man-arrested-nypd-2021-12\">confirmed<\/a> to Business Insider that they took a man into custody in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The Fox News Christmas Tree is on fire in NYC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfWdFgdQIS\">pic.twitter.com\/xfWdFgdQIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leonardo Puglisi (@Leo_Puglisi6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leo_Puglisi6\/status\/1468458890052333568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxNews<\/a> Christmas tree on fire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t2gnCgxp7y\">pic.twitter.com\/t2gnCgxp7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Sturiano (@Msturiano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Msturiano\/status\/1468465056312696834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-nation-celebrates-third-annual-all-american-christmas-tree-lighting-fox-square\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The red, white and blue themed tree measures 50-feet high filled with 10,000 glass ornaments, 100,000 lights and took over 21 hours to assemble.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we walk in at three and four o\u2019clock in the morning on weekdays to go to work, the music is so orchestral, so dramatic, and so big, it just puts you in the Christmas spirit as you walk through the crossroads of the world,\u201d Fox News co-host Steve Doocy said at a lighting event for the tree on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRockefeller Center is famous for having a Christmas tree,\u201d he added, \u201cNow we have two of the biggest Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas tree outside of Fox News\u2019 headquarters in New York City went up in flames late on Tuesday night, a breaking news item that garnered brief mention on the network\u2019s \u201cFox News @ Night.\u201d\u201cA man was arrested after setting fire to a Christmas tree outside Midtown\u2019s News Corporation building early Wednesday morning,\u201d the New York Post reported. \u201cThe holiday display was set ablaze shortly after midnight and the flames quickly spread up the tree in Fox Square outside the 6th Avenue building that houses Fox News.\u201d\u201cFox News @ Night\u201d host Shannon Bream said the following on air:We brought you breaking news a few moments ago. Firefighters on the scene of this blaze. This is at Fox Square in New York. This is our all American Christmas tree. The fire appears to be out for now. Moments ago you could see it was engulfed in flames. No word of any injuries there. We saw the crews there bravely fighting through this. They have gotten this under control, looks like the fire is out for now. But we\u2019re gonna monitor the situation, try to find out what sparked this whole thing. But for now it looks like everybody is safe and sound, the fire is out.WATCH:.@ShannonBream offers an update on the Fox News Christmas tree, which caught fire earlier tonight: &#8220;The fire appears to be out for now. Moments ago, you could see it was engulfed in flames. No word of any injuries there. We saw the crews there, bravely fighting through this.&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/Zs5ZUV3cMm\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 8, 2021NBC 4 New York added the following about the man that police took into custody:A News 4 employee witnessed NYPD officers apprehending a suspect near the tree after midnight. A police department spokesperson confirmed a 49-year-old man was in custody but investigators couldn\u2019t confirm an incendiary device was used. A light was removed from the suspect, though it\u2019s also unclear whether it was used. Police say the man acted alone and the incident didn\u2019t appear to be premeditated or politically motivated.Law enforcement confirmed to Business Insider that they took a man into custody in connection with the incident.#BREAKING: The Fox News Christmas Tree is on fire in NYC pic.twitter.com\/xfWdFgdQIS\u2014 Leonardo Puglisi (@Leo_Puglisi6) December 8, 2021#FoxNews Christmas tree on fire pic.twitter.com\/t2gnCgxp7y\u2014 Matthew Sturiano (@Msturiano) December 8, 2021Fox News reported:The red, white and blue themed tree measures 50-feet high filled with 10,000 glass ornaments, 100,000 lights and took over 21 hours to assemble.\u00a0\u201cWhen we walk in at three and four o\u2019clock in the morning on weekdays to go to work, the music is so orchestral, so dramatic, and so big, it just puts you in the Christmas spirit as you walk through the crossroads of the world,\u201d Fox News co-host Steve Doocy said at a lighting event for the tree on Sunday.\u201cRockefeller Center is famous for having a Christmas tree,\u201d he added, \u201cNow we have two of the biggest Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center.\u201dRelated:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1097604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1097604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1097604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1097604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1097604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}