Small fire set on apartment door extinguished, New York NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a small fire was set on the apartment door of unit 2319 at 650 West 42nd Street in New York. The police subdued the person responsible for setting the fire. The fire was extinguished before emergency services arrived.
Audio|Heard on: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
And phone on box (number withheld), near West 42 Street.
00:06
Apartment door on fire, apartment 2319.
00:17
Marine battalion to Manhattan.
00:25
Marine One.
00:29
Two Italians on your frequency,
00:33
box (number withheld). Okay.
00:35
Apple. It's got to be 3, 4K.
00:54
Now call the company 3-4 K.
00:57
3-4.
00:59
Let's use caution. PD is on scene.
01:00
They're trying to subdue the individual who set the door on fire, but it sounds like the fire is out.
01:08
24, 10, 4.
01:11
Map, a battalion 9, K?
01:14
9.
01:16
Received additional information for your box.
01:20
Negative. The other companies use question, PD is unseen trying to subdue the individual who set the door on fire.
01:29
The fire is now reported to be out.
01:32
I and I receive.
01:47
Time now is Double-L55 to Spatch for one second.
01:52
Before short, none.
01:57
99 of Manhattan.
01:59
9.
02:02
7.83, we're going to use 1 in 1 with the rescue for the investigation.
02:06
We had an attempt to start a fire.
02:10
On the door of apartment 2319, there's no need for the boat to continue.
02:18
104. Madam Marine 1.
02:23
Marine Battalion,
02:26
M-108, switching back to Brooklyn.
02:28
10-8[2], switching back to Brooklyn.
02:32
10-4[1]. 1-4. A1-1-1.
02:41
1-1.
02:51
29 to Manhattan.
02:53
Okay,
02:55
nine. All right, the final record on the (number withheld) is this was somebody started a small fire in the door apartment, 2319.
03:03
Your address,
03:04
it was out prior to our arrival.
03:07
We used one in one,
03:08
34 and 21 in the rescue.
03:13
Tenfold.
03:15
Time now is a 104 minute at three one six.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.
[2]
10-8: In service and available for calls or assignments.
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Location mentioned:
W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
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