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Van fire near Oak Street and Yonkers AvenueYonkers NY

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Yonkers Ave & Oak St, Yonkers, NY 10701

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a van fire near the intersection of Oak Street and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. Multiple callers reported the vehicle was fully involved. Firefighters confirmed a van was burning but no occupants were found inside. There was no indication of injuries or spread beyond the vehicle.

Audio|Heard on: Yonkers Fire Department
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Transcript:
00:00
Yonkers to Engine 306, Ladder 71, Battalion 1.
00:04
Respond to near Oak Street, cross of Elm Street and Riverview Place.
00:09
Getting multiple calls of a car on fire.
00:12
No one inside at the time right now.
00:15
Engine 306, Ladder 71, Battalion 1 to near Oak Street, cross at Elm Street and Riverview Place. Getting call of a fire.
00:24
A car fire.
00:26
It's going to be a van on that corner there.
00:28
The location, no one's inside.
00:36
Battalion to the Yonkers unit, 150 Kings Cross.
00:39
We located a steam leak in the basement.
00:41
Silence the alarm or we're going to drop it down.
00:44
Ten 19 Battalion two seven always.
00:52
That's for chief at 150 Kings Cross.
00:55
Units located a steam leak in the basement.
00:58
The companies were able to silence the alarm, going down towards 1019 with yourself and 7-0.
01:03
Engine 314, Ladder 75, Squad 111, 10108.
01:06
The remaining units are going to be awaiting the key holder.
01:13
Yonkers to the units responding, near Oak Street for a possible ten twenty-four.
01:17
Engine 306.
01:19
Engine 306, ten eighty-four.
01:21
Do we have a callback or a better location for this? There is nothing here.
01:26
Engine 306, I just got a call from a caller that said she lives near Yonkers Avenue.
01:31
She said it's happening in front of her location near Yonkers Avenue, 306.
01:39
Continuing with the vehicle.
01:41
Continuing with the vehicle, Ladder 71.
01:53
Chief and responding companies, I do have a 1015 unit that just happened to be in the area.
01:58
We advise that this vehicle on fire is not an electric vehicle, but it is unsure at this time if there is an occupant inside or not.
02:05
My caller near Yonkers Avenue said that she saw the vehicle fully involved.
02:26
306-1084.
02:28
We have a van fully involved.
02:32
Transport 306-84 out in front of Yonkers Avenue.
02:36
Van fully involved 2225.
02:44
Engine 306, the correct location is on Oak Street just up from Yonkers Avenue.
02:54
Advising correct location is going to be Oak Street just up from Yonkers Avenue.

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Yonkers Ave & Oak St, Yonkers, NY 10701

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