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Fire in Basement

131 Essex St, Lower East Side, Manhattan

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  • Firefighters responded to a basement fire at 131 Essex St, New York, where reports indicated a person was trapped. The building features a wooden stairway, sprinklers, and a front fire escape.

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Staging for additional support is set up on Essex, with responders coordinating from the command post.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
Condition 04. Now the staging will be on, uh, Essex from Eden direction, off of Rivington, Rivington, and, uh, I'll try to get up to the command post. I don't see much going on right now. I'll let you know in a few minutes. 10-4.

Crews report smoke inhalation complaints and have requested additional medical support. Access is advised via Johnson Street.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
and they're all complaining out of smoke inhalation. I requested already two additional on the borough frequency, a hold with the current with the 3 BLS. Just advised the members responding that the best access is going to be to come off of Adams Street and go down Tech Place, excuse me, Johnson Street, and they're going to be going down into the basin. I have no reception down there, so I'll be coming up with updates every 10 minutes. It'll be a landline or radio.

Firefighters are actively working to control the basement fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:27
Units, fire has been transmitted in the borough of Manhattan, 131 Essex Street, Revington Street on the cross. EMS CAD is 4588, box number is 0287. 1942 hours, A18.

The building has a wooden stairway and is protected by sprinklers, with one fire escape in front.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairway, protected by sprinkler. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. Repeating SIDS information, 287 to the address 131 Essex Street. It's a commercial six-story, 80 by 22, Class 3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairways, protected by sprinklers. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors.

Fire units are responding to reports of a person trapped in the building's basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 4, box has been loaded up, you got Engine 7, Rescue 1, reporting a person trapped in the basement, K. Battalion 1, Battalion 4, 10-4. Manhattan Rescue 1. Rescue 10-4, we're responding. 10-4.Information box 2873, that's 131 Essex Street, it's a commercial, 6-story, 80 by 22 Clash.

Firefighters confirmed a fire in the basement of the building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:20
Ladder 18 to B&W. Ladder 18. 10-8 for box 8107, do you have a box out? Ladder 18, it's 131 Essex off of Rivington, reporting fire in the basement. Ladder 18.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the basement of a building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 28, respond on it. 10-4. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. 1939, dispatcher 398.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 131 Essex St.

Staging for additional support is set up on Essex, with responders coordinating from the command post.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
Condition 04. Now the staging will be on, uh, Essex from Eden direction, off of Rivington, Rivington, and, uh, I'll try to get up to the command post. I don't see much going on right now. I'll let you know in a few minutes. 10-4.

Crews report smoke inhalation complaints and have requested additional medical support. Access is advised via Johnson Street.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
and they're all complaining out of smoke inhalation. I requested already two additional on the borough frequency, a hold with the current with the 3 BLS. Just advised the members responding that the best access is going to be to come off of Adams Street and go down Tech Place, excuse me, Johnson Street, and they're going to be going down into the basin. I have no reception down there, so I'll be coming up with updates every 10 minutes. It'll be a landline or radio.

Firefighters are actively working to control the basement fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:27
Units, fire has been transmitted in the borough of Manhattan, 131 Essex Street, Revington Street on the cross. EMS CAD is 4588, box number is 0287. 1942 hours, A18.

The building has a wooden stairway and is protected by sprinklers, with one fire escape in front.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairway, protected by sprinkler. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. Repeating SIDS information, 287 to the address 131 Essex Street. It's a commercial six-story, 80 by 22, Class 3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairways, protected by sprinklers. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors.

Fire units are responding to reports of a person trapped in the building's basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 4, box has been loaded up, you got Engine 7, Rescue 1, reporting a person trapped in the basement, K. Battalion 1, Battalion 4, 10-4. Manhattan Rescue 1. Rescue 10-4, we're responding. 10-4.Information box 2873, that's 131 Essex Street, it's a commercial, 6-story, 80 by 22 Clash.

Firefighters confirmed a fire in the basement of the building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:20
Ladder 18 to B&W. Ladder 18. 10-8 for box 8107, do you have a box out? Ladder 18, it's 131 Essex off of Rivington, reporting fire in the basement. Ladder 18.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the basement of a building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 28, respond on it. 10-4. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. 1939, dispatcher 398.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 131 Essex St.

Staging for additional support is set up on Essex, with responders coordinating from the command post.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
Condition 04. Now the staging will be on, uh, Essex from Eden direction, off of Rivington, Rivington, and, uh, I'll try to get up to the command post. I don't see much going on right now. I'll let you know in a few minutes. 10-4.

Crews report smoke inhalation complaints and have requested additional medical support. Access is advised via Johnson Street.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
and they're all complaining out of smoke inhalation. I requested already two additional on the borough frequency, a hold with the current with the 3 BLS. Just advised the members responding that the best access is going to be to come off of Adams Street and go down Tech Place, excuse me, Johnson Street, and they're going to be going down into the basin. I have no reception down there, so I'll be coming up with updates every 10 minutes. It'll be a landline or radio.

Firefighters are actively working to control the basement fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:27
Units, fire has been transmitted in the borough of Manhattan, 131 Essex Street, Revington Street on the cross. EMS CAD is 4588, box number is 0287. 1942 hours, A18.

The building has a wooden stairway and is protected by sprinklers, with one fire escape in front.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairway, protected by sprinkler. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. Repeating SIDS information, 287 to the address 131 Essex Street. It's a commercial six-story, 80 by 22, Class 3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairways, protected by sprinklers. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors.

Fire units are responding to reports of a person trapped in the building's basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 4, box has been loaded up, you got Engine 7, Rescue 1, reporting a person trapped in the basement, K. Battalion 1, Battalion 4, 10-4. Manhattan Rescue 1. Rescue 10-4, we're responding. 10-4.Information box 2873, that's 131 Essex Street, it's a commercial, 6-story, 80 by 22 Clash.

Firefighters confirmed a fire in the basement of the building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:20
Ladder 18 to B&W. Ladder 18. 10-8 for box 8107, do you have a box out? Ladder 18, it's 131 Essex off of Rivington, reporting fire in the basement. Ladder 18.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the basement of a building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 28, respond on it. 10-4. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. 1939, dispatcher 398.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 131 Essex St.

Staging for additional support is set up on Essex, with responders coordinating from the command post.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
Condition 04. Now the staging will be on, uh, Essex from Eden direction, off of Rivington, Rivington, and, uh, I'll try to get up to the command post. I don't see much going on right now. I'll let you know in a few minutes. 10-4.

Crews report smoke inhalation complaints and have requested additional medical support. Access is advised via Johnson Street.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
and they're all complaining out of smoke inhalation. I requested already two additional on the borough frequency, a hold with the current with the 3 BLS. Just advised the members responding that the best access is going to be to come off of Adams Street and go down Tech Place, excuse me, Johnson Street, and they're going to be going down into the basin. I have no reception down there, so I'll be coming up with updates every 10 minutes. It'll be a landline or radio.

Firefighters are actively working to control the basement fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:27
Units, fire has been transmitted in the borough of Manhattan, 131 Essex Street, Revington Street on the cross. EMS CAD is 4588, box number is 0287. 1942 hours, A18.

The building has a wooden stairway and is protected by sprinklers, with one fire escape in front.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairway, protected by sprinkler. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. Repeating SIDS information, 287 to the address 131 Essex Street. It's a commercial six-story, 80 by 22, Class 3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairways, protected by sprinklers. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors.

Fire units are responding to reports of a person trapped in the building's basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 4, box has been loaded up, you got Engine 7, Rescue 1, reporting a person trapped in the basement, K. Battalion 1, Battalion 4, 10-4. Manhattan Rescue 1. Rescue 10-4, we're responding. 10-4.Information box 2873, that's 131 Essex Street, it's a commercial, 6-story, 80 by 22 Clash.

Firefighters confirmed a fire in the basement of the building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:20
Ladder 18 to B&W. Ladder 18. 10-8 for box 8107, do you have a box out? Ladder 18, it's 131 Essex off of Rivington, reporting fire in the basement. Ladder 18.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the basement of a building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 28, respond on it. 10-4. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. 1939, dispatcher 398.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 131 Essex St.

Staging for additional support is set up on Essex, with responders coordinating from the command post.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
Condition 04. Now the staging will be on, uh, Essex from Eden direction, off of Rivington, Rivington, and, uh, I'll try to get up to the command post. I don't see much going on right now. I'll let you know in a few minutes. 10-4.

Crews report smoke inhalation complaints and have requested additional medical support. Access is advised via Johnson Street.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
and they're all complaining out of smoke inhalation. I requested already two additional on the borough frequency, a hold with the current with the 3 BLS. Just advised the members responding that the best access is going to be to come off of Adams Street and go down Tech Place, excuse me, Johnson Street, and they're going to be going down into the basin. I have no reception down there, so I'll be coming up with updates every 10 minutes. It'll be a landline or radio.

Firefighters are actively working to control the basement fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:27
Units, fire has been transmitted in the borough of Manhattan, 131 Essex Street, Revington Street on the cross. EMS CAD is 4588, box number is 0287. 1942 hours, A18.

The building has a wooden stairway and is protected by sprinklers, with one fire escape in front.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairway, protected by sprinkler. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. Repeating SIDS information, 287 to the address 131 Essex Street. It's a commercial six-story, 80 by 22, Class 3. Building built in 1874, wooden stairways, protected by sprinklers. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors. One fire escape in front of the building, steel doors to occupancies on all floors.

Fire units are responding to reports of a person trapped in the building's basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 4, box has been loaded up, you got Engine 7, Rescue 1, reporting a person trapped in the basement, K. Battalion 1, Battalion 4, 10-4. Manhattan Rescue 1. Rescue 10-4, we're responding. 10-4.Information box 2873, that's 131 Essex Street, it's a commercial, 6-story, 80 by 22 Clash.

Firefighters confirmed a fire in the basement of the building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:20
Ladder 18 to B&W. Ladder 18. 10-8 for box 8107, do you have a box out? Ladder 18, it's 131 Essex off of Rivington, reporting fire in the basement. Ladder 18.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke in the basement of a building.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:26
Engine 28, respond on it. 10-4. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. Manhattan telephone alarm box 287, the address 131 Essex Street, it's at Rivington Street, pointing smoke in the basement. 1939, dispatcher 398.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 131 Essex St.

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