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Smoke reported in hotel basement near Broadway and 42nd StreetNew York NY

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Broadway & W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

According to the dispatch call, a smoke condition was reported in the basement of a hotel near Broadway and 42nd Street in New York. The fire department responded and partially closed the roadway, including southbound Broadway at 42nd Street.

Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
Listen to dispatch call
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Uh, XO, I was the Y had a smoke condition in the hotel right there.
00:05
So they're still China.
00:10
All right, that's a 10.4 T.M.
00:13
You copy.
00:14
Okay. All right.
00:15
All.
00:24
They had a smoke condition in the basement of the hotel.
00:29
All right. In four.
00:33
Second, command of the house for the XRF, who are in the air?
00:37
On the air, I see.
00:38
Hey, I didn't quite catch the address of that smoke condition.
00:43
4-2MBIVI, 4-2 on BIVI.
00:46
All 42nd Street and Broadway.
00:50
On 4-2 of itself.
00:52
On 4-2 of itself.
00:55
How many lanes do we have close?
00:59
FDNY just left on 42nd Street.
01:02
But the southbound Broadway at 42nd Street is still closed as you speak.
01:09
Okay, so for 4-2, south of V-way is closed, so we have no turns going in that direction?
01:14
Yeah, that's a 10-4[1].
01:20
Should we get back all of the lanes he's gone 40 seconds? He's got it to take up the two lanes he's gone 40 seconds.
01:28
Okay, so you know once we have that street closed, well not a little bit closed, when we reopen it on Broadway?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.

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Location mentioned:
Broadway & W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

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