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Transformer Fire Reported Near St Nicholas Avenue & West 167th Street in Manhattan

FDNY units were dispatched to Box 1699 near St Nicholas Avenue & West 167th Street in Manhattan for a reported transformer fire. The corner is the alarm box's; the exact address follows when it is verified.

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Box 1699
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Radio audio

Latest transmission

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Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "Engine 33 to Manhattan. 33."
  2. Expand 7 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Battalion two, battalion seven, K."
    2. Radio Heard: "Manhattan two battalion 16."
    3. Radio Battalion 16 is coordinating with the crew to obtain a more accurate estimated time of arrival.
    4. Radio Heard: "This 1699. We're holding one and one in ourselves, waiting 10 minutes. Can you put another call in? Due to the location of this transformer fire, we're going to keep..."
    5. Radio Engine 33 reported arrival on scene.
    6. Radio Battalion 16 reported a street transformer with active flame in the vault, no power outages, the area taped off, and Con Ed notified.
    7. Radio Engine 67 reported a small fire in a transformer and requested Con Ed be assigned.
  3. Transformer Fire Reported Near St Nicholas Avenue & West 167th Street in Manhattan
  4. Radio Units were dispatched for a reported transformer fire.

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Battalion 7 Battalion 9 Battalion 16 Engine 33 Engine 67 Ladder 2

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

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