FDNY · MANHATTAN · Fire
Units Releasing at Lexington Avenue and East 53rd Street
FDNY is responding to a report of an odor of smoke in the mezzanine at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 53rd Street in Manhattan. Battalion 8 reported no evidence of the condition, noting the odor was dissipating. Units are being released except one engine and one ladder (10-18).
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- Units Releasing at Lexington Avenue and East 53rd StreetNo evidence of condition; odor dissipating; 10-18 for 10-33 code 1
- Radio Heard: "Units are in the process. 10 Battalion eight is 10 eight. 10 four. 10 18 block 7275. 10 18 on 7275. 33 one. Where is this Battalion eight? Six 45 475."
- Radio All units were released except one engine and one ladder.
- Smoke Odor Reported in Mezzanine at Lexington Avenue and East 53rd Street
- Radio Heard: "Manhattan Fire Department Box 7275, IND E at Lexington Avenue and East 53rd Street for an odor of smoke in the mezzanine. Manhattan Fire Department Box 7275, IND E..."
- Radio Units were dispatched to the scene for a report of an odor of smoke in the mezzanine.
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Battalion 8
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