The artificial tree had been ceremonially lit outside the building, which houses Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, during a network Christmas special on Sunday.
A man has been charged with arson for setting fire to a 50ft Christmas tree in front of the Fox News headquarters. The artificial tree outside the News Corp building in Manhattan, which also houses The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, caught fire shortly after midnight, police said. Photos and videos showed the fully decorated tree going up in flames and firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze.
