1/20/08 Manhattan Box 901 - All Hands

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Hell's Kitchen/Clinton, Manhattan, NY, 1/20/08

Pier 94, 12th avenue at W54 st

09:50 hours
Phone Box 901 - Multiple calls for fire on a pier around W56 st.
Engs. 40, 23, 54
TL35, L4
Battalion 9
Rescue 1 (Normally assigned)
Marine 1

09:51 hours
Also receiving calls from New Jersey.  Reports from PD for a possible barge on fire at the pier

09:54 hours
Battalion 9: We're getting reports of a diesel generator on fire at the end of pier 94.    We have a trade fair in progress here.  We're using 2 and 2 the rest FAST investigating at this time.
Marine 1 gives a 10 minute ETA.

7-5-901 - 10:01 hours
BC9: We're in the process of getting a line stretched out to the end of the pier, we have a diesel generator at the end of the pier that is on fire, we have a light smoke condition.  There is a trade fair in progress, it is still in progress; the smoke is blowing out into the Hudson.
TL21 is the FAST truck
Marine 6
Battalion 8
Division 3

Building CIDs
Pier 94 @ W54 st - converted to convention center, Class 1 1 story 400x750 w/ steel membrane, insulated roof, and dry standpipes.

10:15 hours - Duration 29 minutes
Division 3 reports Probably will hold.  Fire has been knocked down.  We have 2 convention workers with smoke inhalation, primary searches complete and negative.  We are not evacuating the center at this time.

10:29 hours - 43 minutes
DC3: Secondaries complete and negative, under control.  Have reps from the Ports of America company and ConEd electric respond for water leaking onto an electrical panel.  We are releasing the 2 Marine companies and going down to 2 and 2.

10:41 hours
DC3: All units are in the process.  We have contacted a rep from the Ports of America Company.  Notify DEP that less than a gallon of diesel fuel spilled into the river.  Division 3 is 10-8.
 
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