5/13/2021 Brooklyn Box 3438--2 Alarms

[REDDEVIL_59]

Warbasse Houses Power Plant, West 6th St, near Belt Parkway. about 9:05am.

Fire in water tank. Heavy black smoke.

This plant supplies power for 5, 24-Story buildings, including the one an hour ago. It was wiped out by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and rebuilt
internally.
Darkening down by 9:37am. Plastic materials mostly are burning.
Two cooling tanks on roof burned totally, two damaged. Confined to roof apparently. Unknown if power production was affected. Just puffs of white smoke by 9:48am.
Possible cause was workers using oxyacetelyene torches.

 

[REDDEVIL_59]

Fire in water tank. Heavy black smoke.

2nd Alarm, about 9:20am.

 

[Lebby]

 

[dg116]

Box 3438 @ 2701 W 6th St

Fire on the roof of a 2 story brick 200x200 Class 1 power plant

 

[sjm1584]

Busy morning in Coney Island

 

[twoteamtease]

This would be back to back first due “big assignment” jobs for 245/161 if they were back in service from the 10-77

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

This would be back to back first due “big assignment” jobs for 245/161 if they were back in service from the 10-77

Think 245/161 did make it in 1st due to this one too.

10-75 transmitted

BK to E318: Respond to 10-75 Box 3438, Fire at the power plant.

BC43 to BK: Transmit the 2nd alarm please.

BK to BC43: Division 8 is inquiring if the fire is in the structure or on the roof.

BC43 to BK: It’s on the roof.

Div. 8 to BK: We’re using 3 TLs, 3 hand lines. Fire is K/D on the roof.

FC to BK: Car-8 places this fire U/C. Duration 1 hour, 11 mins.

Probably:
E245, E246, E318, E254
T161, L169, L166F
RS05, SQ01
BC. 43, 33
Div. 8
RAC

2nd Alarm Prob:
E253, E330, E276
T153, T172, T159s/c, L168s/c
TSU-2
RB, SB,
FC1, FCBatt
E284T SAT

 

[skiLB]

Fire in water tank. Heavy black smoke.

This plant supplies power for 5, 24-Story buildings, including the one an hour ago. It was wiped out by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and rebuilt
internally.
Darkening down by 9:37am. Plastic materials mostly are burning.
Two cooling tanks on roof burned totally, two damaged. Confined to roof apparently. Unknown if power production was affected. Just puffs of white smoke by 9:48am.
Possible cause was workers using oxyacetelyene torches.

you could see it from long island (long beach) heavy black smoke

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Pics from citizen:

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Pic from citizen with E318 responding in front:

 

[REDDEVIL_59]

FDNY douses 2-alarm fire at steam power plant in Coney Island

NYC Emergency Management warned people nearby to expect traffic delays in the area and to close windows to avoid smoke.

bronx.news12.com