FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested
ByEyewitness News 
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 4:19PM
The FBI is working to determine whether the fire at NYC’s Sherry-Netherland Hotel is linked to the arrest of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui.
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhatten (WABC) – A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel on Wednesday and the FBI is now involved in the investigation.
The FBI’s New York Field office is working to determine whether the fire at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in the Upper East Side is linked to the Wednesday morning arrest of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Guo was arrested at 6 a.m. at his apartment in the building on 60th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Firefighters were called just after noon for a fire on the 18th floor, according to the FDNY.
FBI agents were still inside Guo’s apartment at the time the fire broke out, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. That’s about six hours after Guo was arrested.
The agents were forced to evacuate and reported the fire to police.