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Maintenance Hole Fire, Carbon Monoxide in Basement

Bradford St & Blake Ave, East New York, Brooklyn

Published Sep 24 at 4:07 AM · Updated Sep 24 at 4:48 AM

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An explosion occurred in a maintenance hole at Bradford St and Blake Ave in Brooklyn, leading to an active fire and carbon monoxide detection in a nearby basement. Firefighters are evacuating residents from surrounding buildings due to smoke infiltration.

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Sep 24, 4:48AM

Firefighters are evacuating occupants due to smoke affecting nearby buildings.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

44 to Brooklyn. Battalion 44. Battalion 44, we got lights on location for the manhole. 442 Bradford Street has around 100 parts of a million in the cellar. We're evacuating members, occupants now. Get your number in a minute. 10-4, 443, dispatcher 214. Battalion 31. Battalion 31. Uh...

Sep 24, 4:18AM

Firefighters report an active fire through the maintenance hole, and they have detected carbon monoxide in a nearby basement.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30

Ladder 103 to Brooklyn. 103. Can you, uh, kind of give an ETA regarding this manhole? We contacted them, they stated next available. I just, uh, updated them that we now have active fire through the manhole again, and now we have CO in the basement of 736. 86.

Sep 24, 4:09AM

Reports indicate multiple calls about a possible maintenance hole explosion.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:08

In the 75, unconfirmed, 15 on the explosion, Bradford to Blake. Multiple calls, manhole explosion, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

Police have received a report of an explosion.

NYPD Citywide 2 · 0:07

75, explosion, unconfirmed, Bradford and Blake, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Bradford St & Blake Ave.

Sep 24, 4:48AM

Firefighters are evacuating occupants due to smoke affecting nearby buildings.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

44 to Brooklyn. Battalion 44. Battalion 44, we got lights on location for the manhole. 442 Bradford Street has around 100 parts of a million in the cellar. We're evacuating members, occupants now. Get your number in a minute. 10-4, 443, dispatcher 214. Battalion 31. Battalion 31. Uh...

Sep 24, 4:18AM

Firefighters report an active fire through the maintenance hole, and they have detected carbon monoxide in a nearby basement.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30

Ladder 103 to Brooklyn. 103. Can you, uh, kind of give an ETA regarding this manhole? We contacted them, they stated next available. I just, uh, updated them that we now have active fire through the manhole again, and now we have CO in the basement of 736. 86.

Sep 24, 4:09AM

Reports indicate multiple calls about a possible maintenance hole explosion.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:08

In the 75, unconfirmed, 15 on the explosion, Bradford to Blake. Multiple calls, manhole explosion, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

Police have received a report of an explosion.

NYPD Citywide 2 · 0:07

75, explosion, unconfirmed, Bradford and Blake, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Bradford St & Blake Ave.

Sep 24, 4:48AM

Firefighters are evacuating occupants due to smoke affecting nearby buildings.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

44 to Brooklyn. Battalion 44. Battalion 44, we got lights on location for the manhole. 442 Bradford Street has around 100 parts of a million in the cellar. We're evacuating members, occupants now. Get your number in a minute. 10-4, 443, dispatcher 214. Battalion 31. Battalion 31. Uh...

Sep 24, 4:18AM

Firefighters report an active fire through the maintenance hole, and they have detected carbon monoxide in a nearby basement.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30

Ladder 103 to Brooklyn. 103. Can you, uh, kind of give an ETA regarding this manhole? We contacted them, they stated next available. I just, uh, updated them that we now have active fire through the manhole again, and now we have CO in the basement of 736. 86.

Sep 24, 4:09AM

Reports indicate multiple calls about a possible maintenance hole explosion.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:08

In the 75, unconfirmed, 15 on the explosion, Bradford to Blake. Multiple calls, manhole explosion, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

Police have received a report of an explosion.

NYPD Citywide 2 · 0:07

75, explosion, unconfirmed, Bradford and Blake, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Bradford St & Blake Ave.

Sep 24, 4:48AM

Firefighters are evacuating occupants due to smoke affecting nearby buildings.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

44 to Brooklyn. Battalion 44. Battalion 44, we got lights on location for the manhole. 442 Bradford Street has around 100 parts of a million in the cellar. We're evacuating members, occupants now. Get your number in a minute. 10-4, 443, dispatcher 214. Battalion 31. Battalion 31. Uh...

Sep 24, 4:18AM

Firefighters report an active fire through the maintenance hole, and they have detected carbon monoxide in a nearby basement.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30

Ladder 103 to Brooklyn. 103. Can you, uh, kind of give an ETA regarding this manhole? We contacted them, they stated next available. I just, uh, updated them that we now have active fire through the manhole again, and now we have CO in the basement of 736. 86.

Sep 24, 4:09AM

Reports indicate multiple calls about a possible maintenance hole explosion.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:08

In the 75, unconfirmed, 15 on the explosion, Bradford to Blake. Multiple calls, manhole explosion, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

Police have received a report of an explosion.

NYPD Citywide 2 · 0:07

75, explosion, unconfirmed, Bradford and Blake, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Bradford St & Blake Ave.

Sep 24, 4:48AM

Firefighters are evacuating occupants due to smoke affecting nearby buildings.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31

44 to Brooklyn. Battalion 44. Battalion 44, we got lights on location for the manhole. 442 Bradford Street has around 100 parts of a million in the cellar. We're evacuating members, occupants now. Get your number in a minute. 10-4, 443, dispatcher 214. Battalion 31. Battalion 31. Uh...

Sep 24, 4:18AM

Firefighters report an active fire through the maintenance hole, and they have detected carbon monoxide in a nearby basement.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30

Ladder 103 to Brooklyn. 103. Can you, uh, kind of give an ETA regarding this manhole? We contacted them, they stated next available. I just, uh, updated them that we now have active fire through the manhole again, and now we have CO in the basement of 736. 86.

Sep 24, 4:09AM

Reports indicate multiple calls about a possible maintenance hole explosion.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:08

In the 75, unconfirmed, 15 on the explosion, Bradford to Blake. Multiple calls, manhole explosion, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

Police have received a report of an explosion.

NYPD Citywide 2 · 0:07

75, explosion, unconfirmed, Bradford and Blake, unconfirmed.

Sep 24, 4:07AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Bradford St & Blake Ave.

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Comments28

brooklynUser1474300012Sep 24 at 9:22 AM

Always something they digging up pot holes 🕳 every where that's crazy stay safe everyone to much happening in nyc first cable goes out now manhole explosion lord have mercy 🥺 🙏

jess1992Sep 24 at 8:23 AM

I heard that this am but I wasn't sure what the noise was. Sounded like a metal garbage can fell.

brooklynUser1906692016Sep 24 at 8:01 AM

Heard that on Amboy 🤯

brooklynUser2487376006Sep 24 at 4:41 AM

Well is everything good now did they put out the fire?

brooklynUser1474300012Sep 24 at 9:22 AM

Always something they digging up pot holes 🕳 every where that's crazy stay safe everyone to much happening in nyc first cable goes out now manhole explosion lord have mercy 🥺 🙏

jess1992Sep 24 at 8:23 AM

I heard that this am but I wasn't sure what the noise was. Sounded like a metal garbage can fell.

brooklynUser1906692016Sep 24 at 8:01 AM

Heard that on Amboy 🤯

brooklynUser2487376006Sep 24 at 4:41 AM

Well is everything good now did they put out the fire?

brooklynUser1474300012Sep 24 at 9:22 AM

Always something they digging up pot holes 🕳 every where that's crazy stay safe everyone to much happening in nyc first cable goes out now manhole explosion lord have mercy 🥺 🙏

jess1992Sep 24 at 8:23 AM

I heard that this am but I wasn't sure what the noise was. Sounded like a metal garbage can fell.

brooklynUser1906692016Sep 24 at 8:01 AM

Heard that on Amboy 🤯

brooklynUser2487376006Sep 24 at 4:41 AM

Well is everything good now did they put out the fire?

brooklynUser1474300012Sep 24 at 9:22 AM

Always something they digging up pot holes 🕳 every where that's crazy stay safe everyone to much happening in nyc first cable goes out now manhole explosion lord have mercy 🥺 🙏

jess1992Sep 24 at 8:23 AM

I heard that this am but I wasn't sure what the noise was. Sounded like a metal garbage can fell.

brooklynUser1906692016Sep 24 at 8:01 AM

Heard that on Amboy 🤯

brooklynUser2487376006Sep 24 at 4:41 AM

Well is everything good now did they put out the fire?

brooklynUser1474300012Sep 24 at 9:22 AM

Always something they digging up pot holes 🕳 every where that's crazy stay safe everyone to much happening in nyc first cable goes out now manhole explosion lord have mercy 🥺 🙏

jess1992Sep 24 at 8:23 AM

I heard that this am but I wasn't sure what the noise was. Sounded like a metal garbage can fell.

brooklynUser1906692016Sep 24 at 8:01 AM

Heard that on Amboy 🤯

brooklynUser2487376006Sep 24 at 4:41 AM

Well is everything good now did they put out the fire?

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