“I started praying that this was our end. I called my oldest son and said goodbye to him because the way it looked everything was falling out of the window, and it reminded me of 9/11.”
https:// www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/nyregion/trump-tower-fire.html
Dennis Shields, a resident who said he lived on the 42nd floor, described the scene.
He said there were no orders to evacuate but he received a text message from Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Michael D. Cohen.
Mr. Shields, who said he grew up with Mr. Cohen, continued: “He said, ‘Are you in the building?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘You better get out ASAP.’ That’s how I knew to get out, otherwise I’d still be in there.”
In January, a small electrical fire broke out near the top of the building. Officials at the time indicated it was in the building’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
>Dennis Shields > Bethenny Frankel’s boyfriend
DS Big Apple banker > https:// www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-shields-986aa3122
Chairman and Founder
Esquire Bank
A finance firm run by Bethenny Frankel’s boyfriend is among a host of companies that cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year by encouraging questionable lawsuits against the Big Apple with the promise of quick cash advances.
Brooklyn-based LawCash — whose CEO, Dennis Shields, reconciled with Frankel last year — and its rivals make money by advancing plaintiffs a portion of their potential proceeds and charging hefty interest fees when it’s repaid.
Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel is an American television personality, author and entrepreneur. She founded the drink company Skinnygirl Cocktails, authored four self-help books and hosted an eponymous talk show, Bethenny
Question is why would Michael Cohen call the CEO of Esquire Bank & the CEO of LawCash in the midst of a fire urging that he leave ASAP?
Who do you call in the middle of a fire? People closest to you I presume? People of importance? What's important about this guy?