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Truck Transporting Oxygen on Fire Near NYU Langone Hospital

502 1st Ave

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  • Firefighters and FDNY HazMat teams are responding to a fire involving a truck transporting oxygen at 502 1st Ave in New York City.

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Responders on scene are now managing a multi-vehicle traffic incident near the oxygen truck fire location.

Emergency responders continue managing the oxygen leak from the truck on the city street.

EMS also confirms the fire is extinguished, but the truck is leaking oxygen, posing a safety risk. No injuries are reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditional 7. Received. This is box 0650? Correct, 0650. Go ahead with the progress report. It was an oxygen truck on fire. Fire is out. The truck is leaking oxygen from the tank. The potential is high to public safety personnel. Current patient count is 5. 0.

Firefighters transmitted an all-hands alert, meaning that all units are engaged in safely managing the oxygen release from the truck.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

Radio clips available.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
All units going to work. All units going to work on box 650, address is 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Last truck on fire. All units going to work on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Very oxygenating, truck on fire.Ladder to Ladder 2, K.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

The fire on the oxygen truck has been extinguished, but it is releasing gas into the street, per firefighters.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Division 1 to Manhattan. Div- Manhattan. Division 1. This time we have, the command post is on 29th and 1st. We have an oxygen truck that is on fire. The fire has been extinguished, but it's off-gassing into the street. We have units on the east side and the west side of 29th Street. It's going to be a 1080 code 1 in the process. We have units on the east side of 29th Street.

FDNY HazMat teams are en route to the scene.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
South 1st Avenue between East 29 and East 30 Street for a truck that's carrying oxygen on fire, K. Hazmat Battalion, 10-4. PO car, Main to Manhattan. PO car. 10-4, you can take those units, K.

Firefighters advise there is a truck transporting oxygen on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 16, Madden. Engine 16. Get a hazmat response on this box, there's a truck transporting oxygen on fire. Alright, 10-4 Engine 16, we have a hazmat 1 responding and Engine 274, the hazmat tech unit. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a gas truck on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Engine 16. Go ahead. Landfall on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire. And 57 signal box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 502 1st Ave.

Responders on scene are now managing a multi-vehicle traffic incident near the oxygen truck fire location.

Emergency responders continue managing the oxygen leak from the truck on the city street.

EMS also confirms the fire is extinguished, but the truck is leaking oxygen, posing a safety risk. No injuries are reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditional 7. Received. This is box 0650? Correct, 0650. Go ahead with the progress report. It was an oxygen truck on fire. Fire is out. The truck is leaking oxygen from the tank. The potential is high to public safety personnel. Current patient count is 5. 0.

Firefighters transmitted an all-hands alert, meaning that all units are engaged in safely managing the oxygen release from the truck.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

Radio clips available.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
All units going to work. All units going to work on box 650, address is 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Last truck on fire. All units going to work on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Very oxygenating, truck on fire.Ladder to Ladder 2, K.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

The fire on the oxygen truck has been extinguished, but it is releasing gas into the street, per firefighters.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Division 1 to Manhattan. Div- Manhattan. Division 1. This time we have, the command post is on 29th and 1st. We have an oxygen truck that is on fire. The fire has been extinguished, but it's off-gassing into the street. We have units on the east side and the west side of 29th Street. It's going to be a 1080 code 1 in the process. We have units on the east side of 29th Street.

FDNY HazMat teams are en route to the scene.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
South 1st Avenue between East 29 and East 30 Street for a truck that's carrying oxygen on fire, K. Hazmat Battalion, 10-4. PO car, Main to Manhattan. PO car. 10-4, you can take those units, K.

Firefighters advise there is a truck transporting oxygen on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 16, Madden. Engine 16. Get a hazmat response on this box, there's a truck transporting oxygen on fire. Alright, 10-4 Engine 16, we have a hazmat 1 responding and Engine 274, the hazmat tech unit. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a gas truck on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Engine 16. Go ahead. Landfall on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire. And 57 signal box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 502 1st Ave.

Responders on scene are now managing a multi-vehicle traffic incident near the oxygen truck fire location.

Emergency responders continue managing the oxygen leak from the truck on the city street.

EMS also confirms the fire is extinguished, but the truck is leaking oxygen, posing a safety risk. No injuries are reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditional 7. Received. This is box 0650? Correct, 0650. Go ahead with the progress report. It was an oxygen truck on fire. Fire is out. The truck is leaking oxygen from the tank. The potential is high to public safety personnel. Current patient count is 5. 0.

Firefighters transmitted an all-hands alert, meaning that all units are engaged in safely managing the oxygen release from the truck.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

Radio clips available.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
All units going to work. All units going to work on box 650, address is 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Last truck on fire. All units going to work on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Very oxygenating, truck on fire.Ladder to Ladder 2, K.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

The fire on the oxygen truck has been extinguished, but it is releasing gas into the street, per firefighters.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Division 1 to Manhattan. Div- Manhattan. Division 1. This time we have, the command post is on 29th and 1st. We have an oxygen truck that is on fire. The fire has been extinguished, but it's off-gassing into the street. We have units on the east side and the west side of 29th Street. It's going to be a 1080 code 1 in the process. We have units on the east side of 29th Street.

FDNY HazMat teams are en route to the scene.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
South 1st Avenue between East 29 and East 30 Street for a truck that's carrying oxygen on fire, K. Hazmat Battalion, 10-4. PO car, Main to Manhattan. PO car. 10-4, you can take those units, K.

Firefighters advise there is a truck transporting oxygen on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 16, Madden. Engine 16. Get a hazmat response on this box, there's a truck transporting oxygen on fire. Alright, 10-4 Engine 16, we have a hazmat 1 responding and Engine 274, the hazmat tech unit. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a gas truck on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Engine 16. Go ahead. Landfall on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire. And 57 signal box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 502 1st Ave.

Responders on scene are now managing a multi-vehicle traffic incident near the oxygen truck fire location.

Emergency responders continue managing the oxygen leak from the truck on the city street.

EMS also confirms the fire is extinguished, but the truck is leaking oxygen, posing a safety risk. No injuries are reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditional 7. Received. This is box 0650? Correct, 0650. Go ahead with the progress report. It was an oxygen truck on fire. Fire is out. The truck is leaking oxygen from the tank. The potential is high to public safety personnel. Current patient count is 5. 0.

Firefighters transmitted an all-hands alert, meaning that all units are engaged in safely managing the oxygen release from the truck.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

Radio clips available.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
All units going to work. All units going to work on box 650, address is 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Last truck on fire. All units going to work on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Very oxygenating, truck on fire.Ladder to Ladder 2, K.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

The fire on the oxygen truck has been extinguished, but it is releasing gas into the street, per firefighters.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Division 1 to Manhattan. Div- Manhattan. Division 1. This time we have, the command post is on 29th and 1st. We have an oxygen truck that is on fire. The fire has been extinguished, but it's off-gassing into the street. We have units on the east side and the west side of 29th Street. It's going to be a 1080 code 1 in the process. We have units on the east side of 29th Street.

FDNY HazMat teams are en route to the scene.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
South 1st Avenue between East 29 and East 30 Street for a truck that's carrying oxygen on fire, K. Hazmat Battalion, 10-4. PO car, Main to Manhattan. PO car. 10-4, you can take those units, K.

Firefighters advise there is a truck transporting oxygen on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 16, Madden. Engine 16. Get a hazmat response on this box, there's a truck transporting oxygen on fire. Alright, 10-4 Engine 16, we have a hazmat 1 responding and Engine 274, the hazmat tech unit. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a gas truck on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Engine 16. Go ahead. Landfall on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire. And 57 signal box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 502 1st Ave.

Responders on scene are now managing a multi-vehicle traffic incident near the oxygen truck fire location.

Emergency responders continue managing the oxygen leak from the truck on the city street.

EMS also confirms the fire is extinguished, but the truck is leaking oxygen, posing a safety risk. No injuries are reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditional 7. Received. This is box 0650? Correct, 0650. Go ahead with the progress report. It was an oxygen truck on fire. Fire is out. The truck is leaking oxygen from the tank. The potential is high to public safety personnel. Current patient count is 5. 0.

Firefighters transmitted an all-hands alert, meaning that all units are engaged in safely managing the oxygen release from the truck.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

Radio clips available.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
All units going to work. All units going to work on box 650, address is 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Last truck on fire. All units going to work on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29th Street and East 30th Street. Very oxygenating, truck on fire.Ladder to Ladder 2, K.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:31
Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan, all hands on the work of 650, going to be 3029 Street for a gas truck on fire.Borough of Manhattan, all hands have the transmitters, box 650, 1st Avenue, Street, 29 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

The fire on the oxygen truck has been extinguished, but it is releasing gas into the street, per firefighters.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Division 1 to Manhattan. Div- Manhattan. Division 1. This time we have, the command post is on 29th and 1st. We have an oxygen truck that is on fire. The fire has been extinguished, but it's off-gassing into the street. We have units on the east side and the west side of 29th Street. It's going to be a 1080 code 1 in the process. We have units on the east side of 29th Street.

FDNY HazMat teams are en route to the scene.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
South 1st Avenue between East 29 and East 30 Street for a truck that's carrying oxygen on fire, K. Hazmat Battalion, 10-4. PO car, Main to Manhattan. PO car. 10-4, you can take those units, K.

Firefighters advise there is a truck transporting oxygen on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 16, Madden. Engine 16. Get a hazmat response on this box, there's a truck transporting oxygen on fire. Alright, 10-4 Engine 16, we have a hazmat 1 responding and Engine 274, the hazmat tech unit. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a gas truck on fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Engine 16. Go ahead. Landfall on box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire. And 57 signal box 650, address 502 1st Avenue, between East 29 Street and East 30 Street, for a gas truck on fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 502 1st Ave.

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Comments30

newyorkUser1717894004Jul 7 at 11:56 AM

What is happening today

yourstruly05Jul 7 at 12:53 PM

Need to evacuate area. Floors collapsed large high rise in midtown going on now. God Bless our city..

charlotteUser1925800007Jul 7 at 4:36 PM

Dang, couldn't that have blown up?

NurseAmalJul 7 at 12:04 PM

It’s a truck fire. Truck carrying oxygen. Read the descriptions.

newyorkUser1717894004Jul 7 at 11:56 AM

What is happening today

yourstruly05Jul 7 at 12:53 PM

Need to evacuate area. Floors collapsed large high rise in midtown going on now. God Bless our city..

charlotteUser1925800007Jul 7 at 4:36 PM

Dang, couldn't that have blown up?

NurseAmalJul 7 at 12:04 PM

It’s a truck fire. Truck carrying oxygen. Read the descriptions.

newyorkUser1717894004Jul 7 at 11:56 AM

What is happening today

yourstruly05Jul 7 at 12:53 PM

Need to evacuate area. Floors collapsed large high rise in midtown going on now. God Bless our city..

charlotteUser1925800007Jul 7 at 4:36 PM

Dang, couldn't that have blown up?

NurseAmalJul 7 at 12:04 PM

It’s a truck fire. Truck carrying oxygen. Read the descriptions.

newyorkUser1717894004Jul 7 at 11:56 AM

What is happening today

yourstruly05Jul 7 at 12:53 PM

Need to evacuate area. Floors collapsed large high rise in midtown going on now. God Bless our city..

charlotteUser1925800007Jul 7 at 4:36 PM

Dang, couldn't that have blown up?

NurseAmalJul 7 at 12:04 PM

It’s a truck fire. Truck carrying oxygen. Read the descriptions.

newyorkUser1717894004Jul 7 at 11:56 AM

What is happening today

yourstruly05Jul 7 at 12:53 PM

Need to evacuate area. Floors collapsed large high rise in midtown going on now. God Bless our city..

charlotteUser1925800007Jul 7 at 4:36 PM

Dang, couldn't that have blown up?

NurseAmalJul 7 at 12:04 PM

It’s a truck fire. Truck carrying oxygen. Read the descriptions.

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