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FDNY · BROOKLYN · Fire

Fire Confirmed on Fifth Floor at 901 East 56th Street in Brooklyn

FDNY units are operating at 901 East 56th Street in Brooklyn for a fire on the fifth floor. The initial report indicated the fire was on the fourth and fifth floors, but the dispatcher corrected the location to the fifth floor. Multiple alarms are active at the scene.

Location
901 East 56th Street
FDNY alarm box
Box 2367
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Updates

  1. Radio Units reported no extension of the fire and identified the location as Apartment 5A.
  2. Fire Confirmed on Fifth Floor at 901 East 56th Street in BrooklynFire on 5th floor; initial report of 4th and 5th floors corrected to 5th floor; multiple alarms active
  3. Fire Reported at 901 East 56th Street in Brooklyn
  4. Radio The fire is reported on the fifth floor, correcting an earlier report of the fourth floor.

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