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Maintenance Hole Fire Sends Smoke Across Block, Cuts Power to Nearby Buildings

2nd Ave & E 26th St, Gramercy, Manhattan

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Summary

  • Firefighters responded to a maintenance hole fire at 2nd Ave and E 26th St in New York City, where smoke was seen erupting from the site. Utilities have been called to assist, and surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

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Heavy smoke continues from the maintenance hole, according to the fire crew.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Surrounding properties are still good. The manhole is still pushing heavy smoke, and PD and Con Ed are still not on scene. Could you put in another request in for them? 10-4, Battalion 6.

Firefighters report that power outages are affecting multiple buildings near the maintenance hole.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:24
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6, go ahead. We are starting to have power outages in multiple buildings surrounding this manhole. As of now, Con Ed and PD are still not on scene. 10-4, Battalion 6, we'll give them another call.

Power has been shut off to elevators in a nearby building following a partial power outage.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Ladder 3. Ladder 3. 0648, it's going to be a 10-29, Code 2. Notify the Housing Authority, we had to shut power to both elevators in the building, and the building's also experiencing a partial power outage related to the manhole over on 26th and 2nd, K. Ladder 3 is 10-8. 10-4. 10-4.

Video shows smoke continuing to erupt from the manhole.

Traffic signals are out near the maintenance hole fire, and additional police assistance has been requested.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:17
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. You can put in another request for PD, the traffic signals have gone out down here. Yeah, 10-4, they do have it, K.

Police have been requested to assist with crowd and traffic control near the maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:21
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. 6 Battalion. Could you have PD respond, respond to the lose, the traffic signals, if they can provide crowd control and traffic control? Yeah, 10-4. 1507 a time, 398.

The fire crew confirms a blown maintenance hole with smoke. Surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:19
to an 18, ourselves, Engine 16, Ladder 18, and remain on scene. We have one blown manhole, smoke pushing. Surrounding properties, check out. If anything changes, we'll update you. 10-4, Battalion 6.

Utilities have been requested to respond to the maintenance hole fire. Firefighters are checking nearby areas for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Could you ensure utilities are responding? We have one man all going. We're in the process of checking exposures. We'll get back to you with a code. 10-4, Battalion 6. 1500 hours, 456. Battalion 6.
Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Ladder 3 to Manhattan. Ladder 3. 0629, is this for a manhole fire or a manhole smoke? Manhole fire, K. Ladder 3, 10-4.

Video shows smoke erupting from a maintenance hole as firefighters surround the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:15
Phone alarm box 629, 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire. Phone alarm box 629, on 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2nd Ave & E 26th St.

Heavy smoke continues from the maintenance hole, according to the fire crew.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Surrounding properties are still good. The manhole is still pushing heavy smoke, and PD and Con Ed are still not on scene. Could you put in another request in for them? 10-4, Battalion 6.

Firefighters report that power outages are affecting multiple buildings near the maintenance hole.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:24
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6, go ahead. We are starting to have power outages in multiple buildings surrounding this manhole. As of now, Con Ed and PD are still not on scene. 10-4, Battalion 6, we'll give them another call.

Power has been shut off to elevators in a nearby building following a partial power outage.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Ladder 3. Ladder 3. 0648, it's going to be a 10-29, Code 2. Notify the Housing Authority, we had to shut power to both elevators in the building, and the building's also experiencing a partial power outage related to the manhole over on 26th and 2nd, K. Ladder 3 is 10-8. 10-4. 10-4.

Video shows smoke continuing to erupt from the manhole.

Traffic signals are out near the maintenance hole fire, and additional police assistance has been requested.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:17
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. You can put in another request for PD, the traffic signals have gone out down here. Yeah, 10-4, they do have it, K.

Police have been requested to assist with crowd and traffic control near the maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:21
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. 6 Battalion. Could you have PD respond, respond to the lose, the traffic signals, if they can provide crowd control and traffic control? Yeah, 10-4. 1507 a time, 398.

The fire crew confirms a blown maintenance hole with smoke. Surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:19
to an 18, ourselves, Engine 16, Ladder 18, and remain on scene. We have one blown manhole, smoke pushing. Surrounding properties, check out. If anything changes, we'll update you. 10-4, Battalion 6.

Utilities have been requested to respond to the maintenance hole fire. Firefighters are checking nearby areas for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Could you ensure utilities are responding? We have one man all going. We're in the process of checking exposures. We'll get back to you with a code. 10-4, Battalion 6. 1500 hours, 456. Battalion 6.
Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Ladder 3 to Manhattan. Ladder 3. 0629, is this for a manhole fire or a manhole smoke? Manhole fire, K. Ladder 3, 10-4.

Video shows smoke erupting from a maintenance hole as firefighters surround the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:15
Phone alarm box 629, 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire. Phone alarm box 629, on 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2nd Ave & E 26th St.

Heavy smoke continues from the maintenance hole, according to the fire crew.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Surrounding properties are still good. The manhole is still pushing heavy smoke, and PD and Con Ed are still not on scene. Could you put in another request in for them? 10-4, Battalion 6.

Firefighters report that power outages are affecting multiple buildings near the maintenance hole.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:24
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6, go ahead. We are starting to have power outages in multiple buildings surrounding this manhole. As of now, Con Ed and PD are still not on scene. 10-4, Battalion 6, we'll give them another call.

Power has been shut off to elevators in a nearby building following a partial power outage.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Ladder 3. Ladder 3. 0648, it's going to be a 10-29, Code 2. Notify the Housing Authority, we had to shut power to both elevators in the building, and the building's also experiencing a partial power outage related to the manhole over on 26th and 2nd, K. Ladder 3 is 10-8. 10-4. 10-4.

Video shows smoke continuing to erupt from the manhole.

Traffic signals are out near the maintenance hole fire, and additional police assistance has been requested.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:17
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. You can put in another request for PD, the traffic signals have gone out down here. Yeah, 10-4, they do have it, K.

Police have been requested to assist with crowd and traffic control near the maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:21
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. 6 Battalion. Could you have PD respond, respond to the lose, the traffic signals, if they can provide crowd control and traffic control? Yeah, 10-4. 1507 a time, 398.

The fire crew confirms a blown maintenance hole with smoke. Surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:19
to an 18, ourselves, Engine 16, Ladder 18, and remain on scene. We have one blown manhole, smoke pushing. Surrounding properties, check out. If anything changes, we'll update you. 10-4, Battalion 6.

Utilities have been requested to respond to the maintenance hole fire. Firefighters are checking nearby areas for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Could you ensure utilities are responding? We have one man all going. We're in the process of checking exposures. We'll get back to you with a code. 10-4, Battalion 6. 1500 hours, 456. Battalion 6.
Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Ladder 3 to Manhattan. Ladder 3. 0629, is this for a manhole fire or a manhole smoke? Manhole fire, K. Ladder 3, 10-4.

Video shows smoke erupting from a maintenance hole as firefighters surround the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:15
Phone alarm box 629, 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire. Phone alarm box 629, on 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2nd Ave & E 26th St.

Heavy smoke continues from the maintenance hole, according to the fire crew.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Surrounding properties are still good. The manhole is still pushing heavy smoke, and PD and Con Ed are still not on scene. Could you put in another request in for them? 10-4, Battalion 6.

Firefighters report that power outages are affecting multiple buildings near the maintenance hole.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:24
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6, go ahead. We are starting to have power outages in multiple buildings surrounding this manhole. As of now, Con Ed and PD are still not on scene. 10-4, Battalion 6, we'll give them another call.

Power has been shut off to elevators in a nearby building following a partial power outage.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Ladder 3. Ladder 3. 0648, it's going to be a 10-29, Code 2. Notify the Housing Authority, we had to shut power to both elevators in the building, and the building's also experiencing a partial power outage related to the manhole over on 26th and 2nd, K. Ladder 3 is 10-8. 10-4. 10-4.

Video shows smoke continuing to erupt from the manhole.

Traffic signals are out near the maintenance hole fire, and additional police assistance has been requested.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:17
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. You can put in another request for PD, the traffic signals have gone out down here. Yeah, 10-4, they do have it, K.

Police have been requested to assist with crowd and traffic control near the maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:21
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. 6 Battalion. Could you have PD respond, respond to the lose, the traffic signals, if they can provide crowd control and traffic control? Yeah, 10-4. 1507 a time, 398.

The fire crew confirms a blown maintenance hole with smoke. Surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:19
to an 18, ourselves, Engine 16, Ladder 18, and remain on scene. We have one blown manhole, smoke pushing. Surrounding properties, check out. If anything changes, we'll update you. 10-4, Battalion 6.

Utilities have been requested to respond to the maintenance hole fire. Firefighters are checking nearby areas for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Could you ensure utilities are responding? We have one man all going. We're in the process of checking exposures. We'll get back to you with a code. 10-4, Battalion 6. 1500 hours, 456. Battalion 6.
Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Ladder 3 to Manhattan. Ladder 3. 0629, is this for a manhole fire or a manhole smoke? Manhole fire, K. Ladder 3, 10-4.

Video shows smoke erupting from a maintenance hole as firefighters surround the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:15
Phone alarm box 629, 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire. Phone alarm box 629, on 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2nd Ave & E 26th St.

Heavy smoke continues from the maintenance hole, according to the fire crew.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Surrounding properties are still good. The manhole is still pushing heavy smoke, and PD and Con Ed are still not on scene. Could you put in another request in for them? 10-4, Battalion 6.

Firefighters report that power outages are affecting multiple buildings near the maintenance hole.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:24
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6, go ahead. We are starting to have power outages in multiple buildings surrounding this manhole. As of now, Con Ed and PD are still not on scene. 10-4, Battalion 6, we'll give them another call.

Power has been shut off to elevators in a nearby building following a partial power outage.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Ladder 3. Ladder 3. 0648, it's going to be a 10-29, Code 2. Notify the Housing Authority, we had to shut power to both elevators in the building, and the building's also experiencing a partial power outage related to the manhole over on 26th and 2nd, K. Ladder 3 is 10-8. 10-4. 10-4.

Video shows smoke continuing to erupt from the manhole.

Traffic signals are out near the maintenance hole fire, and additional police assistance has been requested.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:17
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. You can put in another request for PD, the traffic signals have gone out down here. Yeah, 10-4, they do have it, K.

Police have been requested to assist with crowd and traffic control near the maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:21
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. 6 Battalion. Could you have PD respond, respond to the lose, the traffic signals, if they can provide crowd control and traffic control? Yeah, 10-4. 1507 a time, 398.

The fire crew confirms a blown maintenance hole with smoke. Surrounding properties have been checked for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:19
to an 18, ourselves, Engine 16, Ladder 18, and remain on scene. We have one blown manhole, smoke pushing. Surrounding properties, check out. If anything changes, we'll update you. 10-4, Battalion 6.

Utilities have been requested to respond to the maintenance hole fire. Firefighters are checking nearby areas for safety.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 6 to Manhattan. Battalion 6. Could you ensure utilities are responding? We have one man all going. We're in the process of checking exposures. We'll get back to you with a code. 10-4, Battalion 6. 1500 hours, 456. Battalion 6.
Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Ladder 3 to Manhattan. Ladder 3. 0629, is this for a manhole fire or a manhole smoke? Manhole fire, K. Ladder 3, 10-4.

Video shows smoke erupting from a maintenance hole as firefighters surround the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a maintenance hole fire.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:15
Phone alarm box 629, 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire. Phone alarm box 629, on 2nd Avenue at East 26th Street for a manhole fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2nd Ave & E 26th St.

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drevulphdOct 1 at 5:12 PM

I’m sorry, all you people criticizing the mayor not that I like him or anything like that but this happens all the time I’ve lived in New York my whole life wires get corroded from rain and saltwater overtime

TigerBallzOct 1 at 4:07 PM

Goblins climbing out of manholes did it

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

It happens every year

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

There is a gas pipe that ecsploded

drevulphdOct 1 at 5:12 PM

I’m sorry, all you people criticizing the mayor not that I like him or anything like that but this happens all the time I’ve lived in New York my whole life wires get corroded from rain and saltwater overtime

TigerBallzOct 1 at 4:07 PM

Goblins climbing out of manholes did it

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

It happens every year

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

There is a gas pipe that ecsploded

drevulphdOct 1 at 5:12 PM

I’m sorry, all you people criticizing the mayor not that I like him or anything like that but this happens all the time I’ve lived in New York my whole life wires get corroded from rain and saltwater overtime

TigerBallzOct 1 at 4:07 PM

Goblins climbing out of manholes did it

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

It happens every year

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

There is a gas pipe that ecsploded

drevulphdOct 1 at 5:12 PM

I’m sorry, all you people criticizing the mayor not that I like him or anything like that but this happens all the time I’ve lived in New York my whole life wires get corroded from rain and saltwater overtime

TigerBallzOct 1 at 4:07 PM

Goblins climbing out of manholes did it

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

It happens every year

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

There is a gas pipe that ecsploded

drevulphdOct 1 at 5:12 PM

I’m sorry, all you people criticizing the mayor not that I like him or anything like that but this happens all the time I’ve lived in New York my whole life wires get corroded from rain and saltwater overtime

TigerBallzOct 1 at 4:07 PM

Goblins climbing out of manholes did it

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

It happens every year

newyorkUser2498124013Oct 1 at 3:34 PM

There is a gas pipe that ecsploded

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