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Fire Reported in Basement of 74 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan

FDNY units were dispatched to 74 Fifth Avenue, between West 13th and West 14th Streets in Manhattan, for a reported fire. The dispatch indicates the fire is in the basement and that multiple alarms are active for the incident.

Location
74 5th Avenue
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Radio audio

Latest transmission

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Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "Battalion two. 219 Street. Exposure two is a 10-story multi dwelling and."
  2. Radio Heard: "Division one, 10. 10 and 10. Division one, standby. Battalion two. Battalion two, box 557, using two and two for an oil burn fire. Height and size up as percents. 10 for..."
  3. Fire Reported in Basement of 74 Fifth Avenue in ManhattanFire in basement; multiple alarms active
  4. Radio Heard: "Battalion two. Battalion two, into a box 557 near 7th Street and 5th Avenue West 13 to 14 street for fire in the basement battalion two. Battalion two 10."
  5. Fire Reported at 74 5th Avenue in Manhattan
  6. Radio Units reported a fire in the basement and multiple alarms were activated.

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Ladder 11 Ladder 43

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