2/11/10 Manhattan 10-77 All Hands

[bfdyoungin0252]

Address:641 6th Ave  Chelsea District

Transformer fire in front of a High-Rise Building 7 stories involved in explosion

E-26,7,5,24,1,3,14,Sq-18
L-5,24,7,12,3
B-7,1,2,6
D-1
R-1
Sq-1
Rac-1
FC-1
Tac-1
HR-1
R.B
S.B

Relocations:
Lad. 14 act. Lad. 7
Batt. 11 act. Batt. 2

 

[mmattyphoto]

75-586 641 6th ave @ 19th st,all hands for manhole fire I/F/O the address.

 

[mmattyphoto]

I would probably say Chelsea.

 

[bfdyoungin0252]

thats what i also thought..roger...thanks

 

[Bigandy]

Was this an explosion?

 

[bfdyoungin0252]

A Report from D-1 he did report it as a explosion

 

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[rdm258]

Was Haz-Mat 1 sent in?

 

[bfdyoungin0252]

No they did not

 

[guitarman314]

News account: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7271570

 

[efd274]

Box number is 586 - 6th Avenue and West 19th St

 

[NYBravest82]

No injuries? How the hell is that even possible...that area is busy all day long!

 

[rdm258]

Miracle, faith, whatever word would like to call it. Has to be. Your right, that corner should of been packed at that time.

 

[bfdyoungin0252]

maybe a snow day from work..because the 2 stores that where at that location where closed

 

[LosBomberos2811]

Its the vault or cover that pops when road salt and water get in there.  THe conduit starts to burn, gas and pressure build up under the lids causing them to pop off, fire and brimstone eminate from the hole.  Its not TNT or a hollywood explosion, dangerous? yes, deadly?, can be, but not as bad as you think.  I've been within 10 feet of them as they have gone off, you get peppered with debris, its loud as hell...and the lid can hit and kill you, but on the whole, you live....but your skivvies won't survive.  Manhole explosions are a common thing in NYC, especially this time of year.

 

[rdm258]

Does every manhole contain a transformer vault?

 

[LosBomberos2811]

No, vaults are where the bigger components are.  Manholes have the service feeds.  Think of it like this.....vaults are underground, electric substations, (like the ones found in most towns that are fenced in), manholes contain service points for the grids that supply the buildings.....much like service poles and their drops.  Usually a fire in one will affect the other.  A major concern for these incidents is fire to extend into the basements, or where ever the main breaker box is in the building....which fire ould also run throughout the building.....