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Two People Injured Following Sanitation Truck Fire

Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St, Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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Summary

  • A fire in a sanitation truck in Brooklyn, New York, was caused by an aerosol can, resulting in facial burns to a worker and another individual experiencing ear ringing from an explosion. Emergency medical services responded to treat the injuries.

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A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Dearborn Ct & Montgomery St.

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Brooklyn FDNY · May 22, 1:06PM · 0:30
HasmatBattaliontoBrooklyn,canyouconfirmwith249iftherewasaninjuredsanitationworker?HasmatBattalion,yes,theyconfirmedthattherewasaninjuredsanitationworker.HasmatBattaliontoBrooklyn,youcankeepthetrioonthebox.HasmatBattalion,roger.Engine249.249,10-4,beintroducedfromtheaerosolcan.
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Brooklyn FDNY · May 22, 12:31PM · 0:30
249toBrooklyn.249.Fox1060requestinganotherambulance.Theotherpersonotherpersonisthepatienthasringingtohisearsfromtheexplosion.SoIneedtwobuses.10-4.1222,dispatcher252.
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Brooklyn FDNY · May 22, 12:28PM · 0:30
EngineCompany7toBrooklyn.Engine7.Yourfrequencyresponding8642.10-4.Brooklynto249.249.Yeah,249.WhatistheconditionsowecanrequestEMS?Oneofthesanitationworkershasburnstohisface.Thankyou.
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Comments11

mommadeeMay 22 at 2:54 PM

🙏🏽the worker is ok

jg51226May 22 at 1:50 PM

Wow I hope someone didn’t throw away something illegally to cause this

FBANotCaribbeanOrAfricanMay 22 at 12:33 PM

Damn that’s sad

u8thelast1May 22 at 7:53 PM

Something similar happened to me at a bonfire once 💥🔥👀

mommadeeMay 22 at 2:54 PM

🙏🏽the worker is ok

jg51226May 22 at 1:50 PM

Wow I hope someone didn’t throw away something illegally to cause this

FBANotCaribbeanOrAfricanMay 22 at 12:33 PM

Damn that’s sad

u8thelast1May 22 at 7:53 PM

Something similar happened to me at a bonfire once 💥🔥👀

mommadeeMay 22 at 2:54 PM

🙏🏽the worker is ok

jg51226May 22 at 1:50 PM

Wow I hope someone didn’t throw away something illegally to cause this

FBANotCaribbeanOrAfricanMay 22 at 12:33 PM

Damn that’s sad

u8thelast1May 22 at 7:53 PM

Something similar happened to me at a bonfire once 💥🔥👀

mommadeeMay 22 at 2:54 PM

🙏🏽the worker is ok

jg51226May 22 at 1:50 PM

Wow I hope someone didn’t throw away something illegally to cause this

FBANotCaribbeanOrAfricanMay 22 at 12:33 PM

Damn that’s sad

u8thelast1May 22 at 7:53 PM

Something similar happened to me at a bonfire once 💥🔥👀

mommadeeMay 22 at 2:54 PM

🙏🏽the worker is ok

jg51226May 22 at 1:50 PM

Wow I hope someone didn’t throw away something illegally to cause this

FBANotCaribbeanOrAfricanMay 22 at 12:33 PM

Damn that’s sad

u8thelast1May 22 at 7:53 PM

Something similar happened to me at a bonfire once 💥🔥👀

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