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Building Evacuated Following Wall Collapse

251 Macon St

Published Jul 22 at 6:47 PM · Updated Jul 22 at 7:02 PM

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Firefighters responded to a basement wall collapse at a Brooklyn residence. A major technical rescue operation was initiated, but no injuries were reported. Crews are currently assessing the structural integrity of the building.

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Jul 22, 7:41PM

Fire operations have de-escalated, and some units are being released from the scene. Nobody has been injured in the collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29

Emergency Branch 0929, citywide. Proceed. Branch, Brooklyn box 0929, fire operations have de-escalated. At this time I'm going to release XR2 and Hashtag 2, they'll give you a signal when they're ready. You can keep the conditions boss en route. End of report, no patients at this time. 10-4, 1940 hours, good morning.

Jul 22, 7:26PM

Firefighters report additional sagging beams. The contractor has done some shoring, and building inspectors are awaited.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Received Durnick reports, Squad 252 has done an inspection of the area involved and there are additional sagging beams. The contractor has already done some shoring of that area. Department units will not be doing any additional shoring and will await arrival of the building department. We'll be going down to Engine 214, Ladder 111, Squad 252, and Battalion 57. We'll be right back.

Jul 22, 7:09PM

Firefighters have declared an all-hands response to the basement wall collapse. Building inspectors are en route.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:20

War collapse in the basement, repeating in the Borough of Brooklyn, all hands have been transmitted. Box 929, 251 Macon Street, Tompkins Avenue to Trooper Avenue for a war collapse in the basement. 1908, citywide, 227.

Jul 22, 7:03PM

Firefighters have stretched a line and requested a priority response from building inspectors.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Macon and 253, Macon. One is a street, two is a similar attach, three is a red yard, four is a similar attach. We have one line stretched. Dimensions are 20 by, 20 by 50. Battalion 57, do you have a confirmed collapse? 57104, requesting priority response from DOB. Battalion 57.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

All individuals have been evacuated from the affected building, according to firefighters.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

3431, it's going to be a 10-40 code 3. 161's available for that box.57 Brooklyn. Battalion 57. Box 929, we have all, we have all parties evacuated from, from 251 Macon. 249, Macon.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

Firefighters confirm no injuries in the basement wall collapse and are assessing the structure.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30

523 to citywide. 523. Handling this on citywide or on the local frequency? 523, this is still a fire job. We don't have an EMS job for this call. 10-4, I'm 84, confirming the incident. They have a collapsed wall in the basement. Total patient count is zero at this time, and they're investigating the structure. Alright, 10-4, there's no BLS or anything on this job. Just... 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

A major technical rescue response is underway for the basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Battalion 35. Are all FDNY personnel off the tracks? Battalion 35, 10-4, all FDNY personnel are off the tracks. Brooklyn to Battalion 57. 57. You have a major technical rescue response for a basement wall collapse? 250 is your hashtag engine. Thank you.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

Firefighters are en route to the reported basement wall collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21

XR2. XR2. XR2, show us responding to 251 Macon Street in Brooklyn for the basement wall collapse, box 0929. 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21

Brooklyn phone alarm box 929, 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed. Brooklyn phone alarm box 929 at 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed.Battalion 35.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 251 Macon St.

Jul 22, 7:41PM

Fire operations have de-escalated, and some units are being released from the scene. Nobody has been injured in the collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29

Emergency Branch 0929, citywide. Proceed. Branch, Brooklyn box 0929, fire operations have de-escalated. At this time I'm going to release XR2 and Hashtag 2, they'll give you a signal when they're ready. You can keep the conditions boss en route. End of report, no patients at this time. 10-4, 1940 hours, good morning.

Jul 22, 7:26PM

Firefighters report additional sagging beams. The contractor has done some shoring, and building inspectors are awaited.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Received Durnick reports, Squad 252 has done an inspection of the area involved and there are additional sagging beams. The contractor has already done some shoring of that area. Department units will not be doing any additional shoring and will await arrival of the building department. We'll be going down to Engine 214, Ladder 111, Squad 252, and Battalion 57. We'll be right back.

Jul 22, 7:09PM

Firefighters have declared an all-hands response to the basement wall collapse. Building inspectors are en route.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:20

War collapse in the basement, repeating in the Borough of Brooklyn, all hands have been transmitted. Box 929, 251 Macon Street, Tompkins Avenue to Trooper Avenue for a war collapse in the basement. 1908, citywide, 227.

Jul 22, 7:03PM

Firefighters have stretched a line and requested a priority response from building inspectors.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Macon and 253, Macon. One is a street, two is a similar attach, three is a red yard, four is a similar attach. We have one line stretched. Dimensions are 20 by, 20 by 50. Battalion 57, do you have a confirmed collapse? 57104, requesting priority response from DOB. Battalion 57.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

All individuals have been evacuated from the affected building, according to firefighters.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

3431, it's going to be a 10-40 code 3. 161's available for that box.57 Brooklyn. Battalion 57. Box 929, we have all, we have all parties evacuated from, from 251 Macon. 249, Macon.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

Firefighters confirm no injuries in the basement wall collapse and are assessing the structure.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30

523 to citywide. 523. Handling this on citywide or on the local frequency? 523, this is still a fire job. We don't have an EMS job for this call. 10-4, I'm 84, confirming the incident. They have a collapsed wall in the basement. Total patient count is zero at this time, and they're investigating the structure. Alright, 10-4, there's no BLS or anything on this job. Just... 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

A major technical rescue response is underway for the basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Battalion 35. Are all FDNY personnel off the tracks? Battalion 35, 10-4, all FDNY personnel are off the tracks. Brooklyn to Battalion 57. 57. You have a major technical rescue response for a basement wall collapse? 250 is your hashtag engine. Thank you.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

Firefighters are en route to the reported basement wall collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21

XR2. XR2. XR2, show us responding to 251 Macon Street in Brooklyn for the basement wall collapse, box 0929. 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21

Brooklyn phone alarm box 929, 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed. Brooklyn phone alarm box 929 at 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed.Battalion 35.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 251 Macon St.

Jul 22, 7:41PM

Fire operations have de-escalated, and some units are being released from the scene. Nobody has been injured in the collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29

Emergency Branch 0929, citywide. Proceed. Branch, Brooklyn box 0929, fire operations have de-escalated. At this time I'm going to release XR2 and Hashtag 2, they'll give you a signal when they're ready. You can keep the conditions boss en route. End of report, no patients at this time. 10-4, 1940 hours, good morning.

Jul 22, 7:26PM

Firefighters report additional sagging beams. The contractor has done some shoring, and building inspectors are awaited.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Received Durnick reports, Squad 252 has done an inspection of the area involved and there are additional sagging beams. The contractor has already done some shoring of that area. Department units will not be doing any additional shoring and will await arrival of the building department. We'll be going down to Engine 214, Ladder 111, Squad 252, and Battalion 57. We'll be right back.

Jul 22, 7:09PM

Firefighters have declared an all-hands response to the basement wall collapse. Building inspectors are en route.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:20

War collapse in the basement, repeating in the Borough of Brooklyn, all hands have been transmitted. Box 929, 251 Macon Street, Tompkins Avenue to Trooper Avenue for a war collapse in the basement. 1908, citywide, 227.

Jul 22, 7:03PM

Firefighters have stretched a line and requested a priority response from building inspectors.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Macon and 253, Macon. One is a street, two is a similar attach, three is a red yard, four is a similar attach. We have one line stretched. Dimensions are 20 by, 20 by 50. Battalion 57, do you have a confirmed collapse? 57104, requesting priority response from DOB. Battalion 57.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

All individuals have been evacuated from the affected building, according to firefighters.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

3431, it's going to be a 10-40 code 3. 161's available for that box.57 Brooklyn. Battalion 57. Box 929, we have all, we have all parties evacuated from, from 251 Macon. 249, Macon.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

Firefighters confirm no injuries in the basement wall collapse and are assessing the structure.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30

523 to citywide. 523. Handling this on citywide or on the local frequency? 523, this is still a fire job. We don't have an EMS job for this call. 10-4, I'm 84, confirming the incident. They have a collapsed wall in the basement. Total patient count is zero at this time, and they're investigating the structure. Alright, 10-4, there's no BLS or anything on this job. Just... 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

A major technical rescue response is underway for the basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Battalion 35. Are all FDNY personnel off the tracks? Battalion 35, 10-4, all FDNY personnel are off the tracks. Brooklyn to Battalion 57. 57. You have a major technical rescue response for a basement wall collapse? 250 is your hashtag engine. Thank you.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

Firefighters are en route to the reported basement wall collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21

XR2. XR2. XR2, show us responding to 251 Macon Street in Brooklyn for the basement wall collapse, box 0929. 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21

Brooklyn phone alarm box 929, 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed. Brooklyn phone alarm box 929 at 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed.Battalion 35.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 251 Macon St.

Jul 22, 7:41PM

Fire operations have de-escalated, and some units are being released from the scene. Nobody has been injured in the collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29

Emergency Branch 0929, citywide. Proceed. Branch, Brooklyn box 0929, fire operations have de-escalated. At this time I'm going to release XR2 and Hashtag 2, they'll give you a signal when they're ready. You can keep the conditions boss en route. End of report, no patients at this time. 10-4, 1940 hours, good morning.

Jul 22, 7:26PM

Firefighters report additional sagging beams. The contractor has done some shoring, and building inspectors are awaited.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Received Durnick reports, Squad 252 has done an inspection of the area involved and there are additional sagging beams. The contractor has already done some shoring of that area. Department units will not be doing any additional shoring and will await arrival of the building department. We'll be going down to Engine 214, Ladder 111, Squad 252, and Battalion 57. We'll be right back.

Jul 22, 7:09PM

Firefighters have declared an all-hands response to the basement wall collapse. Building inspectors are en route.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:20

War collapse in the basement, repeating in the Borough of Brooklyn, all hands have been transmitted. Box 929, 251 Macon Street, Tompkins Avenue to Trooper Avenue for a war collapse in the basement. 1908, citywide, 227.

Jul 22, 7:03PM

Firefighters have stretched a line and requested a priority response from building inspectors.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Macon and 253, Macon. One is a street, two is a similar attach, three is a red yard, four is a similar attach. We have one line stretched. Dimensions are 20 by, 20 by 50. Battalion 57, do you have a confirmed collapse? 57104, requesting priority response from DOB. Battalion 57.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

All individuals have been evacuated from the affected building, according to firefighters.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

3431, it's going to be a 10-40 code 3. 161's available for that box.57 Brooklyn. Battalion 57. Box 929, we have all, we have all parties evacuated from, from 251 Macon. 249, Macon.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

Firefighters confirm no injuries in the basement wall collapse and are assessing the structure.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30

523 to citywide. 523. Handling this on citywide or on the local frequency? 523, this is still a fire job. We don't have an EMS job for this call. 10-4, I'm 84, confirming the incident. They have a collapsed wall in the basement. Total patient count is zero at this time, and they're investigating the structure. Alright, 10-4, there's no BLS or anything on this job. Just... 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

A major technical rescue response is underway for the basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Battalion 35. Are all FDNY personnel off the tracks? Battalion 35, 10-4, all FDNY personnel are off the tracks. Brooklyn to Battalion 57. 57. You have a major technical rescue response for a basement wall collapse? 250 is your hashtag engine. Thank you.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

Firefighters are en route to the reported basement wall collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21

XR2. XR2. XR2, show us responding to 251 Macon Street in Brooklyn for the basement wall collapse, box 0929. 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21

Brooklyn phone alarm box 929, 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed. Brooklyn phone alarm box 929 at 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed.Battalion 35.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 251 Macon St.

Jul 22, 7:41PM

Fire operations have de-escalated, and some units are being released from the scene. Nobody has been injured in the collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29

Emergency Branch 0929, citywide. Proceed. Branch, Brooklyn box 0929, fire operations have de-escalated. At this time I'm going to release XR2 and Hashtag 2, they'll give you a signal when they're ready. You can keep the conditions boss en route. End of report, no patients at this time. 10-4, 1940 hours, good morning.

Jul 22, 7:26PM

Firefighters report additional sagging beams. The contractor has done some shoring, and building inspectors are awaited.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Received Durnick reports, Squad 252 has done an inspection of the area involved and there are additional sagging beams. The contractor has already done some shoring of that area. Department units will not be doing any additional shoring and will await arrival of the building department. We'll be going down to Engine 214, Ladder 111, Squad 252, and Battalion 57. We'll be right back.

Jul 22, 7:09PM

Firefighters have declared an all-hands response to the basement wall collapse. Building inspectors are en route.

FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:20

War collapse in the basement, repeating in the Borough of Brooklyn, all hands have been transmitted. Box 929, 251 Macon Street, Tompkins Avenue to Trooper Avenue for a war collapse in the basement. 1908, citywide, 227.

Jul 22, 7:03PM

Firefighters have stretched a line and requested a priority response from building inspectors.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Macon and 253, Macon. One is a street, two is a similar attach, three is a red yard, four is a similar attach. We have one line stretched. Dimensions are 20 by, 20 by 50. Battalion 57, do you have a confirmed collapse? 57104, requesting priority response from DOB. Battalion 57.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

All individuals have been evacuated from the affected building, according to firefighters.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

3431, it's going to be a 10-40 code 3. 161's available for that box.57 Brooklyn. Battalion 57. Box 929, we have all, we have all parties evacuated from, from 251 Macon. 249, Macon.

Jul 22, 7:02PM

Firefighters confirm no injuries in the basement wall collapse and are assessing the structure.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30

523 to citywide. 523. Handling this on citywide or on the local frequency? 523, this is still a fire job. We don't have an EMS job for this call. 10-4, I'm 84, confirming the incident. They have a collapsed wall in the basement. Total patient count is zero at this time, and they're investigating the structure. Alright, 10-4, there's no BLS or anything on this job. Just... 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

A major technical rescue response is underway for the basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

Battalion 35. Are all FDNY personnel off the tracks? Battalion 35, 10-4, all FDNY personnel are off the tracks. Brooklyn to Battalion 57. 57. You have a major technical rescue response for a basement wall collapse? 250 is your hashtag engine. Thank you.

Jul 22, 6:51PM

Firefighters are en route to the reported basement wall collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21

XR2. XR2. XR2, show us responding to 251 Macon Street in Brooklyn for the basement wall collapse, box 0929. 10-4.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a basement wall collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21

Brooklyn phone alarm box 929, 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed. Brooklyn phone alarm box 929 at 251 Macon Street between Tompkins Avenue and Troop Avenue. Basement wall collapsed.Battalion 35.

Jul 22, 6:47PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 251 Macon St.

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