Name: Fire in Ceiling in Apartment video
Uploaded: 2026-09-03T21:39:18.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of an apartment building in Arverne, NY, after reports of smoke. Marine units were initially dispatched but later released from the scene.

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Firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of an apartment building in Arverne, NY, after reports of smoke. Marine units were initially dispatched but later released from the scene.

Fire in Ceiling in Apartment

 Fire has been knocked down. Trucks are just continuing to open up. We're going to go probably will hold. You can have the fast truck continue in. Anybody else not on scene can go 10-8. All special units can go 10-8.

 10-4, probably will hold time is 1738 hours. Your incident duration is 17 minutes. 17 minutes, K.

Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47, K. Fire has been knocked down. Trucks are just continuing to open up. We're going to go probably will hold. You can have the fast truck continue in. Anybody else not on scene can go 10-8. All special units can go 10-8. 10-4, probably will hold time is 1738 hours. Your incident duration is 17 minutes. 17 minutes, K. 10-4.

The fire is under control, and most units are being released from the scene.

Queens calling Engine 291, acting 265K. Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47. Primary search is in the fire apartment, top floor, complete and negative. Main body of fire has been knocked down, trucks are opening up. 10-4, time of that report is 1735 hours, your incident duration is 1515 minutes.

Queens calling Engine 291, acting 265K. Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47. Primary search is in the fire apartment, top floor, complete and negative. Main body of fire has been knocked down, trucks are opening up. 10-4, time of that report is 1735 hours, your incident duration is 1515 minutes. Battalion 47 to Queens.

The primary search of the top-floor apartment is complete with no occupants found. The main fire has been knocked down.

 Alright, we got two lines stretched, one on each floor. First floor is precautionary. Primary search is on the first floor, complete and negative. Still doubtful.

 10-4, time of that report is 1734 hours, your incident duration is 1414 minutes, K.

Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47, K. Alright, we got two lines stretched, one on each floor. First floor is precautionary. Primary search is on the first floor, complete and negative. Still doubtful. 10-4, time of that report is 1734 hours, your incident duration is 1414 minutes, K. 10-4.

Primary search on the first floor is complete; no occupants were found.

Queens to Ladder 17. Yeah, 47, K. We have water on the fire. The fire is in the ceiling with a dry vent. On the exposure 2, 3 side. 10-4. Queens to Ladder 173. Ladder 173, you can have the truck responding. Yeah, 10-4. 173, 2 hours.

Queens to Ladder 17. Yeah, 47, K. We have water on the fire. The fire is in the ceiling with a dry vent. On the exposure 2, 3 side. 10-4. Queens to Ladder 173. Ladder 173, you can have the truck responding. Yeah, 10-4. 173, 2 hours. We'll be right back.

Firefighters have water on the fire, which is in the ceiling near a dry vent.

 Alright, we have fire in the rear of a two-and-a-half-story,

 it's a private dwelling with two apartments, one apartment downstairs, one upstairs. Fire is in

 the top floor, upstairs apartment in the rear. We got one line stretched, one in operation.

Battalion 47 to Queen. Battalion 47, K. Alright, we have fire in the rear of a two-and-a-half-story, it's a private dwelling with two apartments, one apartment downstairs, one upstairs. Fire is in the top floor, upstairs apartment in the rear. We got one line stretched, one in operation. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure...

According to firefighters, the fire is in the rear of the top-floor apartment. One hose line is in operation.

All hands going to work, box 1275, the address 640 Beach, 67th Street, between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke, fire on the second floor.

 All hands going to work, box 1275, the address 640 Beach, 67th Street, between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, fire on the second floor.

All hands going to work, box 1275, the address 640 Beach, 67th Street, between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke, fire on the second floor. All hands going to work, box 1275, the address 640 Beach, 67th Street, between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, fire on the second floor. Ladder 137 to Queens. Ladder 137, K. We're going to be passing that 10...

Firefighters are fully engaged in extinguishing the fire on the second floor of the apartment building.

Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47, K. Box 1275. 1275, we got a 10-75, we're using all hands. We got fire on the wall, we got one line stretched. Putting it in operation right now. Fire's down for a while, get back to you with everything else. 10-4.

 Fire's down for a while, get back to you with everything else.

Battalion 47 to Queens. Battalion 47, K. Box 1275. 1275, we got a 10-75, we're using all hands. We got fire on the wall, we got one line stretched. Putting it in operation right now. Fire's down for a while, get back to you with everything else. 10-4. Fire's down for a while, get back to you with everything else.

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish a fire on the second floor of the apartment building.

Battalion 47, Queens. Battalion 47, K. You can release Marine units from box 1275. Alright, 10-4. Queens to Marine 3. Marine 3, 10-4, back on the Brooklyn Creek. Marine 9. Marine 9, back to Staten Island. Battalion. Battalion, back to Brooklyn.

Battalion 47, Queens. Battalion 47, K. You can release Marine units from box 1275. Alright, 10-4. Queens to Marine 3. Marine 3, 10-4, back on the Brooklyn Creek. Marine 9. Marine 9, back to Staten Island. Battalion. Battalion, back to Brooklyn. Battalion.

Marine units have been released from the scene and are returning to their respective locations.

Queens, attention, Engine 265 and Ladder 152, acting 121, respond, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, between Da Costa Avenue, Almeda Avenue, smoke on the second floor.

 Queens, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, that's between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke, apartment 2 Frank.

 Queens, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, that's between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke on the second floor.

Queens, attention, Engine 265 and Ladder 152, acting 121, respond, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, between Da Costa Avenue, Almeda Avenue, smoke on the second floor. Queens, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, that's between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke, apartment 2 Frank. Queens, phone alarm box 1275, the address 640 Beach 67 Street, that's between Da Costa Avenue and Almeda Avenue, smoke on the second floor.

Firefighters are responding to reports of smoke on the second floor of an apartment building.

 Switch over to Queens for a run, box 1275, 640 Beach 67 Streets, North Alameda Avenue, stole compartment 2 Frank.

Brooklyn to Marine 3. Marine 3. Switch over to Queens for a run, box 1275, 640 Beach 67 Streets, North Alameda Avenue, stole compartment 2 Frank. Marine 3, 10-4, thank you. 1722, dispatcher 303. Marine 3, 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a smoke condition in an apartment.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 6-40 Beach 67th St.

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