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Smoke Reported on First and Second Floors of Manhattan Building on East 21st Street

FDNY is responding to a report of smoke on the first and second floors of a building at 325 East 21st Street in Manhattan. The incident is located between Second Avenue and First Avenue.

Location
Second Avenue & First Avenue

Radio audio

Latest transmission

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "10 24 97 at 10 20 box 497. What is engine five? 1853. Inspection 39. The 9th coil light at 23."
  2. Radio Units were told they may slow down; no emergency has been found so far.
  3. Radio Heard: "Battalion six for box 0497. Battalion three and battalion six are going to be delayed for a car blocking quarters. 10 four, we're through the door. 1851 hours, Inspector..."
  4. Smoke Reported on First and Second Floors of Manhattan Building on East 21st Street
  5. Radio Heard: "Ladder three. We're going to be delayed into box 497. We have multiple PD vehicles in front of quarters."
  6. Radio Smoke is reported on the first and second floors.

Units on this call

Battalion 3 Battalion 6 Battalion 7 Engine 5 Ladder 3

Heard on the FDNY radio for this call and checked against the FDNY unit roster.

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