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

Lee Moran
·2-min read

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.

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., the New York Police Department told HuffPost in a statement.

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

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Fire crews brought the blaze under control without injuries.

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.

Watch the video here:

The tree’s reported 100,000 lights were switched on Sunday for the holiday season.

“We will not let this deliberate and brazen act of cowardice deter us,” a Fox News spokeswoman said in a statement. “We are in the process of rebuilding and installing a new tree as a message that there can be peace, light and joy even in a dark moment like this.”

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:

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.