Grandson of Kansas State coach Bill Snyder dies at 22

Legendary Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has reportedly suffered a tragic loss of life within his family.

According to a report from The Mercury in Manhattan, Kan., Matthew Snyder died at the age of 22 on Wednesday. He was the son of Sean Snyder, who serves as the Kansas State associate head coach and special teams coordinator. Bill Snyder is Sean Snyder’s father.

The newspaper reports that emergency personnel responded to a medical call Wednesday afternoon to a house in Manhattan owned by Sean Snyder. Riley County police confirmed to the outlet that there had been a death.

The unit declined to give details on the nature of the death, but The Mercury’s sources indicate that it was Snyder’s grandson who passed away.

Bill Snyder, 78, recently decided that he would return for the 2018 football season. He owns a 210-110-1 record through 26 seasons with the university.

Trump Tower rooftop fire ‘under control,’ authorities say

Authorities in New York said Monday that emergency crews had responded to a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

A New York Police Department spokesman said a call came in at around 7:30 a.m. about a one-alarm fire on the roof the 68-floor luxury building on Fifth Avenue. There were no evacuations, the spokesman said.

Fire officials could not immediately be reached for comment, but FDNY tweeted an alert at 8:16 a.m., saying that the blaze inside an HVAC system is “under control.”

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FDNYalerts MAN 7-5 721 5 AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING (TRUMP TOWER) FIRE IN HVAC , LOCATED ON ROOF, UNDER CONTROL

6:16 PM - Jan 8, 2018

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President Trump, who has a penthouse condominium at Trump Tower, was in Washington on Monday morning, according to his public schedule.

“There was a small electrical fire in a cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower,” the Trump Organization said in an emailed statement to The Washington Post. “The FDNY were here within minutes and did an exceptional job. Everything is under control and no evacuations were made.”

Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons and the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, made a similar statement Monday morning on Twitter.

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There was a small electrical fire in a cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower. The New York Fire Department was here within minutes and did an incredible job. The men and women of the #FDNY are true heroes and deserve our most sincere thanks and praise! https://twitter.com/reuters/status/950357333833666562 …

6:30 PM - Jan 8, 2018 · Manhattan, NY

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Authorities initially said that no injuries had been reported, but a reporter with CW affiliate WPIX later said officials had confirmed two people had been hurt.

The Manhattan high rise that bears his name houses President Trump and his family. Trump Tower was also the setting for the developer-turned-president’s reality TV show, “The Apprentice,” and the headquarters of his presidential campaign.