NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Christmas tree set ablaze early Tuesday morning in Midtown is set to be replaced Wednesday night with a ceremonial tree lighting. The fire happened around midnight right outside the News Corporation building at the corner of West 48th Street and Sixth Avenue. The building is home to FOX News Channel, The Wall Street Journal and New York Post. Police said FOX News security saw a man climbing the 50-foot artificial tree, which was decorated in lights and ornaments for the holidays. “We don’t need anything to take us down right now.”Crews spent the morning taking down what was left of the tree.

Source: Fox News December 09, 2021 19:10 UTC