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Massive Fire Engulfs Abandoned Brooklyn Warehouse
May 02, 2006
Firefighters are battling a five-alarm fire in an abandoned warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as black smoke continues to billow high into the sky along the East River.
Residents in the area say the warehouse is abandoned and first indications are that no one has been injured.
About 170 firefighters are on the scene, including two fire boats. The fire is far from extinguished, but firefighters, who have been on the scene since about 5:30 a.m., do appear to have gotten a handle on the blaze.
Traffic in the area around West and Noble Streets is expected to be slow-moving.
There is no word on how the fire started.
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05-02-2006, 10:11 AM #1MembersZone Subscriber
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5 Alarms Bklyn NY
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Now a 7th Alarm
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?s...cal&id=4134462#
http://ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=59066
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_122060532.html
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Go to video...footage of Tower Ladder and a rare sight nowadays...two Marine Companies working on the fire.
This location is to become a park at some point....hmmm wonder if demolition was going to cost too much $$$ or take longer than desired. """""" Lightining? With the new zoning along the Brooklyn waterfront...this might become a semi-common event. Such a deal!
FTM-PTBLast edited by FFFRED; 05-02-2006 at 10:37 AM.
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05-02-2006, 11:24 AM #3Forum Member
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Done deal!
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WOW... well to all concerned (even though they wont see {maybe} this till after the fact). Stay safe 'n take care out there!
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Now 8th Alarm
77-88-36 PWH at this point.
Might still have some relief alarms
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Ahhh.... massive Riverside warehouse Fires.... just about where the property developer has an eye...the stuff of my boyhood growing up and serving as a Proby in London's Docklands!!!
What ever remained of those old brick and Timber Warehouses have long since been converted into Multi Million Pound Riverside Apartment Blocks... How sitting here at my Desk I wish I were at such a fire today.
The last two spectacualr Riverside jobs I remember were in 1994 and 1998.Steve Dude
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05-02-2006, 01:06 PM #8Some Guy
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The news just said 8 alarms.
This space for rent
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Brother Artie (if you are working) and the guys at E 229 TL 146, stay safe out there. I am assuming they would have been called in on this one early.
Throw some water for me!
Hopefully there will be a full report on it soon from someone on scene.Shawn M. Cecula
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They are now saying its a 9th Alarm...surely (9/11 aside) this is the biggest job the City has seen for quite a while? Maybe since the St Georges Hotel Fire? or the Fire in Upper Manhattan in September 99?
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9 banger ... WOW yeah thats got to be the biggest job in a while. i was listen on the www.thebravest.com to there radio they were talking about sending an extra alarm for relief.
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That was fun!
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Huh....I'm suprised no one special called Kentland in.
Somone had to say it. I watch a good chunk on CNN..looked like a hell of a job. Wish I could have been there.FF/NREMT-B
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Initial Alarm
Engines: 238,229,221,259
Trucks: 106,146,104fast
BC 45, BC 35, DC 11, Sq 252, Res 4
Second Alarm
Engines:216,258,211,206 207
Trucks: 115,128
Third Alarm
Engines:237,230,218,260
Trucks: 119,108
Fourth Alarm
Engines: 325,291,226,271
Trucks: 102,116
Fifth Alarm
Engines: 210,217,235,33 act.221
Trucks: 18 act 146, 12 act 119
Special Call: 163,14,117,9
Additional Satellite and 2 engine Special Called to find additional water source
Engine 324, Sat.4
Engines 4 act. 211, 205
6th alarm assignment by orders of COD.
Engines: 73 act 206, 46 act 217, 14 act 216, 312 act 259
Ladders: 44 act 146, 157 act 119
7th Alarm Transmitted
Engines: 28 act 238, 247 act 221, 309 act 206, 277
Ladders : 176 act 108, 110
8th Alarm Transmitted
Engines: 220, 202, 76, 281
Ladders: 172 act 146, 124
9th Alarm Transmitted
10th Alarm Transmitted
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While I may not know your first due. I knew it was close to you and Greenpoint station. I actually think I drove past that place a couple of times the first time I came out. Originally Posted by E229Lt
I take it that was one of those once in a career events? You hope!Shawn M. Cecula
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First time this year.I take it that was one of those once in a career events?
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HOLY CRAP!!!!! Originally Posted by E229Lt
Were there any FF injuries??
P.S.- Nice fire
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I hate to sound stupid, but not having anything close to thopse types of builds or density in my area. How in the world do you even begin to fight something like that? Do you just set up to protect all the exposures 1st then work on the fire buildings? That would be my best guess. God bless you boys in the big cities.
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What is (act 146) has it is listed in the alarm assignment
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