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Lithium-Ion Battery Fire on Fire Escape

24 Thayer St, Washington Heights, Manhattan

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Summary

  • Firefighters extinguished a lithium-ion battery fire on a third-floor fire escape at a New York City building. A Hazmat unit was deployed to ensure safety, and the batteries were removed without further incident.

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A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 24 Thayer St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 24 Thayer St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 24 Thayer St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 24 Thayer St.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 24 Thayer St.

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Manhattan FDNY · Aug 12, 1:44PM · 0:25
Battalion 13 to Manhattan. Battalion 13. Code 1, the batteries have been over-packed by Squad 41 and Hazmat 1. Units will be 10-8 as they become available. 10-4. 1343, dispatcher 431.
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Manhattan FDNY · Aug 12, 1:35PM · 0:31
Battalion 13 to Manhattan. Battalion 13. 1785, the batteries on the fire escape have been extinguished and removed from the area. We had one line stretch as precautionary line, we did use it. We will be using two and two. The size up is as per SIDS. The exposures are, one is a street, two is an alley, three is a street. Three is a port.
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Manhattan FDNY · Aug 12, 1:23PM · 0:14
Volume 1-3 to Manhattan. Volume 1-3. Box 1785, Engine 84 is going to take a right over to 25. 10-4.
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