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Highway Shut Down Due to Fire Under UPS Truck

Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd

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  • Firefighters responded to a small fire under a UPS truck on the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica, New York, temporarily closing southbound lanes to access the scene.

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Firefighters report a small fire under a UPS truck on the side of the road.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
308. 308. Since the southbound Van Wyck is shut down, we are going against traffic at this time to the fire. 10-4. 54, received that? Battalion 54, 10-4. Queens calling Division 13K? 13. And, progress report.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
143 to Queens. 143, K. We're at 10-84 at box 8495. We do have a small fire under a UPS truck that is on the side of the road. DD has the highway shut down. We are at Liberty and the Van Wyk. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are navigating traffic to reach the truck fire, with southbound lanes temporarily closed.

Queens FDNY · 0:12
Alright, 10-4, yeah, southbound is going to be completely shut down. 54, received that? 10-4.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
Alright, 10-4, Queens calling Engine 308. 308. 308, you're headed northbound, are you able to get it over the Divider? We had attempted to go north on the service road to double back. It looks like the van was shut down. We're going to try operating across the Divider. It's going to take about five minutes. We're going south on the service road. We're looping back up. We'll go to Linden about three minutes from now.
Queens FDNY · 0:31
143 to Queens. 143, K. Box 8495, we just got out of the Van Wyck, going northbound. We'll check and advise if we reached the car fire incident we have there. Alright, 10-4. The southbound direction is going to be shut down. You're going to have to operate over the divider. 143 to 10-4. We'll be right back.

Firefighters are attempting to reach a smoking vehicle under an overpass.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
95, I believe there is some type of smoking car or UPS truck at Liberty under the underpass. Very difficult to get to for us. We're trying to loop around. It's on the Van Wyck. Okay, 10-4. 9542. 54. Does the 08 have a direction on that?

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck fire.

Queens FDNY · 0:17
8495, southbound on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire. Queens phone alarm box 8495, southbound direction on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd.

Firefighters report a small fire under a UPS truck on the side of the road.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
308. 308. Since the southbound Van Wyck is shut down, we are going against traffic at this time to the fire. 10-4. 54, received that? Battalion 54, 10-4. Queens calling Division 13K? 13. And, progress report.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
143 to Queens. 143, K. We're at 10-84 at box 8495. We do have a small fire under a UPS truck that is on the side of the road. DD has the highway shut down. We are at Liberty and the Van Wyk. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are navigating traffic to reach the truck fire, with southbound lanes temporarily closed.

Queens FDNY · 0:12
Alright, 10-4, yeah, southbound is going to be completely shut down. 54, received that? 10-4.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
Alright, 10-4, Queens calling Engine 308. 308. 308, you're headed northbound, are you able to get it over the Divider? We had attempted to go north on the service road to double back. It looks like the van was shut down. We're going to try operating across the Divider. It's going to take about five minutes. We're going south on the service road. We're looping back up. We'll go to Linden about three minutes from now.
Queens FDNY · 0:31
143 to Queens. 143, K. Box 8495, we just got out of the Van Wyck, going northbound. We'll check and advise if we reached the car fire incident we have there. Alright, 10-4. The southbound direction is going to be shut down. You're going to have to operate over the divider. 143 to 10-4. We'll be right back.

Firefighters are attempting to reach a smoking vehicle under an overpass.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
95, I believe there is some type of smoking car or UPS truck at Liberty under the underpass. Very difficult to get to for us. We're trying to loop around. It's on the Van Wyck. Okay, 10-4. 9542. 54. Does the 08 have a direction on that?

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck fire.

Queens FDNY · 0:17
8495, southbound on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire. Queens phone alarm box 8495, southbound direction on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd.

Firefighters report a small fire under a UPS truck on the side of the road.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
308. 308. Since the southbound Van Wyck is shut down, we are going against traffic at this time to the fire. 10-4. 54, received that? Battalion 54, 10-4. Queens calling Division 13K? 13. And, progress report.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
143 to Queens. 143, K. We're at 10-84 at box 8495. We do have a small fire under a UPS truck that is on the side of the road. DD has the highway shut down. We are at Liberty and the Van Wyk. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are navigating traffic to reach the truck fire, with southbound lanes temporarily closed.

Queens FDNY · 0:12
Alright, 10-4, yeah, southbound is going to be completely shut down. 54, received that? 10-4.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
Alright, 10-4, Queens calling Engine 308. 308. 308, you're headed northbound, are you able to get it over the Divider? We had attempted to go north on the service road to double back. It looks like the van was shut down. We're going to try operating across the Divider. It's going to take about five minutes. We're going south on the service road. We're looping back up. We'll go to Linden about three minutes from now.
Queens FDNY · 0:31
143 to Queens. 143, K. Box 8495, we just got out of the Van Wyck, going northbound. We'll check and advise if we reached the car fire incident we have there. Alright, 10-4. The southbound direction is going to be shut down. You're going to have to operate over the divider. 143 to 10-4. We'll be right back.

Firefighters are attempting to reach a smoking vehicle under an overpass.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
95, I believe there is some type of smoking car or UPS truck at Liberty under the underpass. Very difficult to get to for us. We're trying to loop around. It's on the Van Wyck. Okay, 10-4. 9542. 54. Does the 08 have a direction on that?

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck fire.

Queens FDNY · 0:17
8495, southbound on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire. Queens phone alarm box 8495, southbound direction on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd.

Firefighters report a small fire under a UPS truck on the side of the road.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
308. 308. Since the southbound Van Wyck is shut down, we are going against traffic at this time to the fire. 10-4. 54, received that? Battalion 54, 10-4. Queens calling Division 13K? 13. And, progress report.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
143 to Queens. 143, K. We're at 10-84 at box 8495. We do have a small fire under a UPS truck that is on the side of the road. DD has the highway shut down. We are at Liberty and the Van Wyk. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are navigating traffic to reach the truck fire, with southbound lanes temporarily closed.

Queens FDNY · 0:12
Alright, 10-4, yeah, southbound is going to be completely shut down. 54, received that? 10-4.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
Alright, 10-4, Queens calling Engine 308. 308. 308, you're headed northbound, are you able to get it over the Divider? We had attempted to go north on the service road to double back. It looks like the van was shut down. We're going to try operating across the Divider. It's going to take about five minutes. We're going south on the service road. We're looping back up. We'll go to Linden about three minutes from now.
Queens FDNY · 0:31
143 to Queens. 143, K. Box 8495, we just got out of the Van Wyck, going northbound. We'll check and advise if we reached the car fire incident we have there. Alright, 10-4. The southbound direction is going to be shut down. You're going to have to operate over the divider. 143 to 10-4. We'll be right back.

Firefighters are attempting to reach a smoking vehicle under an overpass.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
95, I believe there is some type of smoking car or UPS truck at Liberty under the underpass. Very difficult to get to for us. We're trying to loop around. It's on the Van Wyck. Okay, 10-4. 9542. 54. Does the 08 have a direction on that?

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck fire.

Queens FDNY · 0:17
8495, southbound on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire. Queens phone alarm box 8495, southbound direction on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd.

Firefighters report a small fire under a UPS truck on the side of the road.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
308. 308. Since the southbound Van Wyck is shut down, we are going against traffic at this time to the fire. 10-4. 54, received that? Battalion 54, 10-4. Queens calling Division 13K? 13. And, progress report.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
143 to Queens. 143, K. We're at 10-84 at box 8495. We do have a small fire under a UPS truck that is on the side of the road. DD has the highway shut down. We are at Liberty and the Van Wyk. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are navigating traffic to reach the truck fire, with southbound lanes temporarily closed.

Queens FDNY · 0:12
Alright, 10-4, yeah, southbound is going to be completely shut down. 54, received that? 10-4.
Queens FDNY · 0:30
Alright, 10-4, Queens calling Engine 308. 308. 308, you're headed northbound, are you able to get it over the Divider? We had attempted to go north on the service road to double back. It looks like the van was shut down. We're going to try operating across the Divider. It's going to take about five minutes. We're going south on the service road. We're looping back up. We'll go to Linden about three minutes from now.
Queens FDNY · 0:31
143 to Queens. 143, K. Box 8495, we just got out of the Van Wyck, going northbound. We'll check and advise if we reached the car fire incident we have there. Alright, 10-4. The southbound direction is going to be shut down. You're going to have to operate over the divider. 143 to 10-4. We'll be right back.

Firefighters are attempting to reach a smoking vehicle under an overpass.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
95, I believe there is some type of smoking car or UPS truck at Liberty under the underpass. Very difficult to get to for us. We're trying to loop around. It's on the Van Wyck. Okay, 10-4. 9542. 54. Does the 08 have a direction on that?

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck fire.

Queens FDNY · 0:17
8495, southbound on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire. Queens phone alarm box 8495, southbound direction on the Van Wyck Expressway at Linden Boulevard for a truck fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Van Wyck Expy S & Linden Blvd.

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Comments3

Hayashi_RyuseiJun 9 at 10:30 PM

Truck driver ran over something causing a fire.

KIZZY1135Jun 9 at 10:01 PM

Seems like to many fires happening

NYCIMONITJun 9 at 9:48 PM

So tired of these fires

Hayashi_RyuseiJun 9 at 10:30 PM

Truck driver ran over something causing a fire.

KIZZY1135Jun 9 at 10:01 PM

Seems like to many fires happening

NYCIMONITJun 9 at 9:48 PM

So tired of these fires

Hayashi_RyuseiJun 9 at 10:30 PM

Truck driver ran over something causing a fire.

KIZZY1135Jun 9 at 10:01 PM

Seems like to many fires happening

NYCIMONITJun 9 at 9:48 PM

So tired of these fires

Hayashi_RyuseiJun 9 at 10:30 PM

Truck driver ran over something causing a fire.

KIZZY1135Jun 9 at 10:01 PM

Seems like to many fires happening

NYCIMONITJun 9 at 9:48 PM

So tired of these fires

Hayashi_RyuseiJun 9 at 10:30 PM

Truck driver ran over something causing a fire.

KIZZY1135Jun 9 at 10:01 PM

Seems like to many fires happening

NYCIMONITJun 9 at 9:48 PM

So tired of these fires

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