3/29/25 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 4465

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Fire Location: 40-21 Main St

Fire on the 4th floor of the new world mall

E-273,274,289,297,316
L-129,138,130(Fast),144
B-52,46
R-4
Sq-288
D-14
Rac-4
Car-23D(Press Duty)

B-52 All Hands. Crew searching fire the fire. Smoke condition on floors 2, 3 & 4

D-14 we are entering the parking garage. It’s coming from a conduit

D-14 Transmit a 2nd Alarm. Just need the Engines, Trucks & 1 Chief


2nd Alarm
E-313 Act. 297,258,294 Act. 273
L-150 Act. 129,142 Act. 138
B-50
FC
CTU
 
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Signal73 said:
Fire Location: 40-21 Main St

Fire on the 4th floor of the new world mall

E-273,274,289,297,316
L-129,138,130(Fast),144
B-52,46
R-4
Sq-288
D-14
Rac-4

B-52 All Hands. Crew searching fire the fire. Smoke condition on floors 2, 3 & 4

D-14 we are entering the parking garage. It’s coming from a conduit

D-14 Transmit a 2nd Alarm. Just need the Engines, Trucks & 1 Chief


2nd Alarm
E-313 Act. ??,285 Act. 273,294 Act. ??
L-150 Act. ??,142 Act. ??
B-50
FC
CTU
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2-2:
E313 act. E297, E258 act. E???, E294 act. E273
L150 act. L129, TL142 act. TL138

Phone Alarm Reporting Fire In A Commercial - 10:00.

Box Loaded Up, "Your Going To Work" (E297, R4 & SQ288) - 10:03.

E273: We Have Smoke Coming From The Roof Of The Mall - 10:05.

B52: Transmit The 10-75 - 10:08.

CIDS: 3-Story 200x250 Class 1 Mall, Food Court In The Basement (136-20 Roosevelt Avenue).

D14: Using All Hands, Still Trying To Locate The Fire. Smoke On Multiple Floors, Electrical In Nature - 10:17.

D14: Heavy Arcing In The Basement Area - 10:23.

D14: 2 L/S/O, DWH - 10:38.

Exposures: 1: Street, 2: 2-Story Commercial, 3: Unknown, 4: 1-Story Commercial.

CAR23D Responding.

FC: 3 L/S, Still Chasing Pockets Of Fire. ConEd Is On Scene - 11:19.

FC: s/c (2) Additional Trucks (L128 act. L129 & TL135 act. TL138) - 11:32.

FC: MBFKD, PWH. s/c (2) Additional Engines (E303 act. E273 & E304 act. E297) & (1) Additional Truck (TL50 act. TL144) For Relief - 11:47.

FC: s/c (1) Additional Battalion Chief For Relief (B37 act. B52) - 12:22.

FC: (2) 10-45's Code 4 - 12:30.

FC: Under Control - 12:40 (Duration 2hr, 40 Min).

Relocations:
E303 act. E273
E331 act E303
E304 act. E297
TL142 act. TL138
L150 act. L129
E43 act. E289
E312 act. E316
TL50 act. TL144
TL135 act. TL138
L128 act. L129
B37 act. B52
B18 act. B50
L32 act. L150
E35 act. E307
E235 act. E273
TL146 act. TL138
 
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seniorofficer said:
Woolworths used to be that gray building on the left in the photo?
BTW - no vehicle traffic from Northern Blvd. to the library, except buses. Main street is now a pedestriam mall.
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Correct Senior, That was Woolworths and "Upstairs Records" was on the 2nd floor of the building to the right of the parking garage entrance. Just an FYI across Main Street there was Gloria's Pizza and Bickfords Cafeteria. As "Archie" once sang, "Those were the days."
 
memorymaster said:
Correct Senior, That was Woolworths and "Upstairs Records" was on the 2nd floor of the building to the right of the parking garage entrance. Just an FYI across Main Street there was Gloria's Pizza and Bickfords Cafeteria. As "Archie" once sang, "Those were the days."
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Believe it or not, Gloria's Pizza is still alive and well (under a different name.)
The two "Sal's" opened AMORE PIZZA in the Whitestone Shopping Center off Linden Place when Gloria closed. Their sons now run it. Same great "thin crust" pizza as there was 60 years ago.
 
Come to think of it Senior, where Woolworth's was there was a multiple in the former building back in the early 50's. There is a photo of 272 (RIP) hooked up to the hydrant on Main Street outside that building. They had a '41? Mack at the time. May have been in WNYF but i wouldn't swear to it.
 
firebuffkevin said:
There was a five alarm fire there on March 17, 2022

www.fireengineering.com

FDNY Firefighters Battle Five-Alarm Queens Fire

FDNY crews responded to a fire that went to five alarms in Flushing, Queens, and FirstOnScenePhotos shared some images from the scene.
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I remember that one too Kevin. The one I posted about was definitely early 50's. Come to think of it, that photo may have been in an article about eductors. (The hydrant is no longer there by Duane Read)
 
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And on the west side of Main Street north of the trestle was a fantastic bakery called Shelley’s - outrageously good! The last great bakery in the area was Storks in Whitestone on 150th Street and 12th - thanks for the memories is right
 
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68jk09 said:
Storks Bakery closed in 2014 ...bldg became another 99 cent store....all the bread served in Maggie Mays used to come from Storks.
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My wife loved the chocolate layer cake from Storks. Speaking of bakeries, how about "Garden Bake Shop" on Union Tpk. on the north side of the street east of 251's house? They were great also.
 
We are in Florida and no decent bakeries down here. It has something to do with the humidity and the water. HOWEVER. Marios Meat Market in south Fort Myers has great Italian bread. How you say? The dough is made in Brooklyn, shipped here and baked a couple of times a day in Fort Myers!!
 
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