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Fire in compactor room at building near Columbus AveNew York NY

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Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025

According to the dispatch call, a fire was reported in the compactor room of a building near Columbus Avenue in New York. Multiple apartments reported smoke. A follow-up report indicated smoke odor in an apartment near Manhattan Avenue, believed to be from the same fire.

Audio|Heard on: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
And phone on box 1266, address near Columbus Avenue.
00:04
South West 100th Street, smoke, apartment, 12, boy.
00:09
And phone on box 1266, address near Columbus Avenue.
00:13
South West 100th Street, smoke apartment, 12, boy.
00:25
9th Battalion 1-1.
00:35
9th to Battalion 1-1.
00:42
One of the hiresters.
00:45
At the time, we're getting a couple apartments here.
00:47
We're getting 12 boy,
00:49
2 Charles.
00:51
6 Ida,
00:53
and 15 Ida, all for smoke.
01:04
211 back, can you repeat those?
01:08
The temple, it can be two Charles,
01:10
12 boy,
01:12
15 Ida,
01:13
6 Ida. We sent them through the MD2 as well.
01:20
291-1, temple.
01:23
Italian 1 to my hat, okay.
01:28
Italian 1-1.
01:32
I'm going to go with a corrected address of near Columbus Avenue.
01:39
It's a building across the street.
01:41
We have a fire in compactor room at this time, okay.
01:59
I have to the battalion one-one.
02:06
All right. Okay.
02:08
They're receiving a call from near Manhattan Avenue.
02:12
between West 100th and West 101st, we believe it to be on the opposite side of near Columbus.
02:18
A report of odor of smoke apartment Charles on the first floor.
02:22
We believe it to be residual from near Columbus.
02:29
9-1-10-4[1] could you repeat that building though there's 10-4 it's going to be near Manhattan Avenue between West 100th and West 101st apartment Sears and Charles on the first floor
02:48
9-1-1-104. 7-16-6-9.
02:53
(number withheld) is the time, and adding 4, (number withheld).
02:59
The battalion, battalion, 1-1.
03:09
Hold on, check.
03:13
Now we're getting near Columbus odor of smoke, apartment 11, George.
03:17
1-1, George.
03:18
1-1, pepper 4.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.

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Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025

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