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FDNY · BRONX · Fire

Units Releasing at Courtland Avenue and East 161st Street in the Bronx

FDNY is responding to a reported manhole fire at the intersection of Courtland Avenue and East 161st Street in the Bronx. Units have arrived on scene and are being released, with one engine and one ladder remaining.

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  1. Units Releasing at Courtland Avenue and East 161st Street in the Bronx10-18 transmitted; units releasing except 1 engine and 1 ladder
  2. Radio Units are being released; the incident was a food on the stove fire.
  3. Manhole Fire Reported at Courtland Avenue and East 161st Street in the Bronx
  4. Radio The dispatch confirms the incident is a manhole fire at the specified intersection.

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