A fire broke out in the basement of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Tuesday.
The incident, which occurred after 10:30 a.m., prompted the evacuation of the entire building, which is located at 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan. The entire building was closed for the remainder of the day, according to NY1.
Seven people, including five firefighters, two civilians, and a prisoner were injured—all of them minor, officials say. The incident took firefighters around one hour to contain.
The incident also further delayed rapper Lil Wayne's sentencing for criminal possession of a weapon. Construction in the basement may have triggered the fire, authorities said.
