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Garbage Aflame Inside Truck Near LIE

Maurice Ave & I-495 E, Maspeth, Queens

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  • Firefighters successfully contained a truck fire on the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near Maurice Avenue in Maspeth, New York. The burning vehicle was moved off the highway, and no additional fire units were required.

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Firefighters moved the truck to the Maurice Avenue exit ramp for further containment efforts.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
128 Truck, where are you moving? On the split there for the BQE ramp or it goes to the BQE, uh, Otoosi-Casillasco? Off to LIE, to Maurice Avenue exit. Alright, 10-4, 128 Truck. The company's in 8386, 128 has a truck fire. They're going to be at the exit ramp, Maurice Avenue eastbound direction, lower level. Battalion 45, received? 45, received. 10-4, 45. 10-4, 45.

A Citizen user's live video shows firefighters dousing the truck's contents with water.

According to firefighters, the 18-wheeler truck was carrying garbage.

Queens FDNY · 0:27
10-45 to Queen. Battalion 45, QSK. 8386, we're using two engines, one truck for an 18-wheeler with contents on fire, garbage. We're working on extinguishing now. 10-4, Battalion 45. 1332, dispatcher 294.

Firefighters have contained the truck fire, and additional units are no longer needed.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
Ladder 136, Queens. Ladder 136, K. Ladder 136, does 45 require us to continue in? Standby. Queens to 128 truck. 128, we don't need the battalion, just need the engine company. Alright, 10-4. 136, you can remain in service, 136. 136, 10-4, 10-8. 10-4.

A Citizen user's live video shows smoke emanating from a truck with fire units on the scene.

Firefighters are moving the burning truck off the highway at Maurice Avenue.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 45 to Queens. Battalion 45, K. 128 went 10-84, can we get a report from them? 10-4. Queens to Ladder Company 128. Yeah, we got a truck fire, we're moving them off the highway, we're gonna be getting off at Maurice Avenue. Alright, 10-4, from the level, K? 10-4. Alright, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
98, box 0422. This is a person sleeping. When we approached them, they woke up and walked away. We can make this a 10-31. 10-4, 298. North Queens box 8386, on the LIE, Amores Avenue, eastbound, a truck on fire. Queens, 8386, on the LIE, eastbound direction, near Amores Avenue. Reporting a truck on fire. Battalion 452, Queens.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Maurice Ave & I-495 E.

Firefighters moved the truck to the Maurice Avenue exit ramp for further containment efforts.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
128 Truck, where are you moving? On the split there for the BQE ramp or it goes to the BQE, uh, Otoosi-Casillasco? Off to LIE, to Maurice Avenue exit. Alright, 10-4, 128 Truck. The company's in 8386, 128 has a truck fire. They're going to be at the exit ramp, Maurice Avenue eastbound direction, lower level. Battalion 45, received? 45, received. 10-4, 45. 10-4, 45.

A Citizen user's live video shows firefighters dousing the truck's contents with water.

According to firefighters, the 18-wheeler truck was carrying garbage.

Queens FDNY · 0:27
10-45 to Queen. Battalion 45, QSK. 8386, we're using two engines, one truck for an 18-wheeler with contents on fire, garbage. We're working on extinguishing now. 10-4, Battalion 45. 1332, dispatcher 294.

Firefighters have contained the truck fire, and additional units are no longer needed.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
Ladder 136, Queens. Ladder 136, K. Ladder 136, does 45 require us to continue in? Standby. Queens to 128 truck. 128, we don't need the battalion, just need the engine company. Alright, 10-4. 136, you can remain in service, 136. 136, 10-4, 10-8. 10-4.

A Citizen user's live video shows smoke emanating from a truck with fire units on the scene.

Firefighters are moving the burning truck off the highway at Maurice Avenue.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 45 to Queens. Battalion 45, K. 128 went 10-84, can we get a report from them? 10-4. Queens to Ladder Company 128. Yeah, we got a truck fire, we're moving them off the highway, we're gonna be getting off at Maurice Avenue. Alright, 10-4, from the level, K? 10-4. Alright, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
98, box 0422. This is a person sleeping. When we approached them, they woke up and walked away. We can make this a 10-31. 10-4, 298. North Queens box 8386, on the LIE, Amores Avenue, eastbound, a truck on fire. Queens, 8386, on the LIE, eastbound direction, near Amores Avenue. Reporting a truck on fire. Battalion 452, Queens.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Maurice Ave & I-495 E.

Firefighters moved the truck to the Maurice Avenue exit ramp for further containment efforts.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
128 Truck, where are you moving? On the split there for the BQE ramp or it goes to the BQE, uh, Otoosi-Casillasco? Off to LIE, to Maurice Avenue exit. Alright, 10-4, 128 Truck. The company's in 8386, 128 has a truck fire. They're going to be at the exit ramp, Maurice Avenue eastbound direction, lower level. Battalion 45, received? 45, received. 10-4, 45. 10-4, 45.

A Citizen user's live video shows firefighters dousing the truck's contents with water.

According to firefighters, the 18-wheeler truck was carrying garbage.

Queens FDNY · 0:27
10-45 to Queen. Battalion 45, QSK. 8386, we're using two engines, one truck for an 18-wheeler with contents on fire, garbage. We're working on extinguishing now. 10-4, Battalion 45. 1332, dispatcher 294.

Firefighters have contained the truck fire, and additional units are no longer needed.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
Ladder 136, Queens. Ladder 136, K. Ladder 136, does 45 require us to continue in? Standby. Queens to 128 truck. 128, we don't need the battalion, just need the engine company. Alright, 10-4. 136, you can remain in service, 136. 136, 10-4, 10-8. 10-4.

A Citizen user's live video shows smoke emanating from a truck with fire units on the scene.

Firefighters are moving the burning truck off the highway at Maurice Avenue.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 45 to Queens. Battalion 45, K. 128 went 10-84, can we get a report from them? 10-4. Queens to Ladder Company 128. Yeah, we got a truck fire, we're moving them off the highway, we're gonna be getting off at Maurice Avenue. Alright, 10-4, from the level, K? 10-4. Alright, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
98, box 0422. This is a person sleeping. When we approached them, they woke up and walked away. We can make this a 10-31. 10-4, 298. North Queens box 8386, on the LIE, Amores Avenue, eastbound, a truck on fire. Queens, 8386, on the LIE, eastbound direction, near Amores Avenue. Reporting a truck on fire. Battalion 452, Queens.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Maurice Ave & I-495 E.

Firefighters moved the truck to the Maurice Avenue exit ramp for further containment efforts.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
128 Truck, where are you moving? On the split there for the BQE ramp or it goes to the BQE, uh, Otoosi-Casillasco? Off to LIE, to Maurice Avenue exit. Alright, 10-4, 128 Truck. The company's in 8386, 128 has a truck fire. They're going to be at the exit ramp, Maurice Avenue eastbound direction, lower level. Battalion 45, received? 45, received. 10-4, 45. 10-4, 45.

A Citizen user's live video shows firefighters dousing the truck's contents with water.

According to firefighters, the 18-wheeler truck was carrying garbage.

Queens FDNY · 0:27
10-45 to Queen. Battalion 45, QSK. 8386, we're using two engines, one truck for an 18-wheeler with contents on fire, garbage. We're working on extinguishing now. 10-4, Battalion 45. 1332, dispatcher 294.

Firefighters have contained the truck fire, and additional units are no longer needed.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
Ladder 136, Queens. Ladder 136, K. Ladder 136, does 45 require us to continue in? Standby. Queens to 128 truck. 128, we don't need the battalion, just need the engine company. Alright, 10-4. 136, you can remain in service, 136. 136, 10-4, 10-8. 10-4.

A Citizen user's live video shows smoke emanating from a truck with fire units on the scene.

Firefighters are moving the burning truck off the highway at Maurice Avenue.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 45 to Queens. Battalion 45, K. 128 went 10-84, can we get a report from them? 10-4. Queens to Ladder Company 128. Yeah, we got a truck fire, we're moving them off the highway, we're gonna be getting off at Maurice Avenue. Alright, 10-4, from the level, K? 10-4. Alright, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
98, box 0422. This is a person sleeping. When we approached them, they woke up and walked away. We can make this a 10-31. 10-4, 298. North Queens box 8386, on the LIE, Amores Avenue, eastbound, a truck on fire. Queens, 8386, on the LIE, eastbound direction, near Amores Avenue. Reporting a truck on fire. Battalion 452, Queens.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Maurice Ave & I-495 E.

Firefighters moved the truck to the Maurice Avenue exit ramp for further containment efforts.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
128 Truck, where are you moving? On the split there for the BQE ramp or it goes to the BQE, uh, Otoosi-Casillasco? Off to LIE, to Maurice Avenue exit. Alright, 10-4, 128 Truck. The company's in 8386, 128 has a truck fire. They're going to be at the exit ramp, Maurice Avenue eastbound direction, lower level. Battalion 45, received? 45, received. 10-4, 45. 10-4, 45.

A Citizen user's live video shows firefighters dousing the truck's contents with water.

According to firefighters, the 18-wheeler truck was carrying garbage.

Queens FDNY · 0:27
10-45 to Queen. Battalion 45, QSK. 8386, we're using two engines, one truck for an 18-wheeler with contents on fire, garbage. We're working on extinguishing now. 10-4, Battalion 45. 1332, dispatcher 294.

Firefighters have contained the truck fire, and additional units are no longer needed.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
Ladder 136, Queens. Ladder 136, K. Ladder 136, does 45 require us to continue in? Standby. Queens to 128 truck. 128, we don't need the battalion, just need the engine company. Alright, 10-4. 136, you can remain in service, 136. 136, 10-4, 10-8. 10-4.

A Citizen user's live video shows smoke emanating from a truck with fire units on the scene.

Firefighters are moving the burning truck off the highway at Maurice Avenue.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 45 to Queens. Battalion 45, K. 128 went 10-84, can we get a report from them? 10-4. Queens to Ladder Company 128. Yeah, we got a truck fire, we're moving them off the highway, we're gonna be getting off at Maurice Avenue. Alright, 10-4, from the level, K? 10-4. Alright, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a truck on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
98, box 0422. This is a person sleeping. When we approached them, they woke up and walked away. We can make this a 10-31. 10-4, 298. North Queens box 8386, on the LIE, Amores Avenue, eastbound, a truck on fire. Queens, 8386, on the LIE, eastbound direction, near Amores Avenue. Reporting a truck on fire. Battalion 452, Queens.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Maurice Ave & I-495 E.

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Comments11

newyorkUser1684936012Jul 16 at 1:32 PM

Just add to the smoke in the air already

magic500Jul 17 at 11:18 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

somersetUser2082044025Jul 17 at 8:45 AM

Box 0422 battalion 45 ladder 136

DKNY6918Jul 16 at 5:53 PM

Wahapen

newyorkUser1684936012Jul 16 at 1:32 PM

Just add to the smoke in the air already

magic500Jul 17 at 11:18 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

somersetUser2082044025Jul 17 at 8:45 AM

Box 0422 battalion 45 ladder 136

DKNY6918Jul 16 at 5:53 PM

Wahapen

newyorkUser1684936012Jul 16 at 1:32 PM

Just add to the smoke in the air already

magic500Jul 17 at 11:18 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

somersetUser2082044025Jul 17 at 8:45 AM

Box 0422 battalion 45 ladder 136

DKNY6918Jul 16 at 5:53 PM

Wahapen

newyorkUser1684936012Jul 16 at 1:32 PM

Just add to the smoke in the air already

magic500Jul 17 at 11:18 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

somersetUser2082044025Jul 17 at 8:45 AM

Box 0422 battalion 45 ladder 136

DKNY6918Jul 16 at 5:53 PM

Wahapen

newyorkUser1684936012Jul 16 at 1:32 PM

Just add to the smoke in the air already

magic500Jul 17 at 11:18 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

somersetUser2082044025Jul 17 at 8:45 AM

Box 0422 battalion 45 ladder 136

DKNY6918Jul 16 at 5:53 PM

Wahapen

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