MTA bus collides with scaffolding near East 41st Street, New York NY
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TrafficAn MTA bus collided with scaffolding near East 41st Street off Lexington Avenue in New York. There were no injuries reported. Authorities requested that the scaffolding company and MTA representatives be notified. The street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue is closed due to the collision.
Audio|Heard on: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch
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08:6
Transcript:
00:00
Box 1,257, we're on 99th Street in Madison.
00:03
We're not seeing any bus.
00:04
Can we get a 10th of the time?
00:07
Yeah, 5-3. You're getting reported to be MTA bus (number withheld).
00:15
There's some type of chemical still there, also possibly involving a taxi.
00:28
5-3-9-9-9-9-4-3-treding a minute 4-3-9-4-9-7-9-9-8 in advance for a good back to UK
00:39
all right ten-four
00:48
Rescue battalion, Manhattan.
00:50
Rescue with time.
00:53
775, you repeat the ninth battalion's last report that he said the scaffolding was down? The battalion is reported that the bus was into the scaffolding at the corrected address of near East 41st Street off Lexington Avenue.
01:12
41 off Lex, okay.
01:24
1-0. We found a bus in question.
01:29
PD's also on the scene and we have nothing, they don't know anything about it.
01:35
10401. Further in the EMS text, it looks like a taxi driver threw some type of chemical,
01:41
possibly at the bus driver for bus (number withheld).
01:48
All right, 7-4, we found that bus.
01:49
We'll speak to the driver about that.
01:52
Cephyl. Cephyl.
01:57
9 to Manhattan.
02:00
Battalion 9.
02:02
Ux 775. We do have a confirmed MTA bus into the scaffolding.
02:07
We're going to need the scaffolding company, buildings, and an MTA rep.
02:13
10-4[1]. Battalion 9.
02:16
Do you have a heightened size-up of this building?
02:21
Battalion 9, stand by.
02:26
Okay, 4.
02:35
Manhattan.
02:37
1-0. It's 1-257.
02:39
We'll make it an 18 for a 31.
02:41
Apparently,
02:42
somebody threw water at the bus driver.
02:43
We'll go to 9.
02:45
You can return all of special units.
02:47
10. 10.18 on box 1257 for a 10-301.
02:50
Notice 2-301. Let's see for the 1-0 battalion.
02:59
To the 9th battalion.
03:02
To the 9th battalion,
03:08
also just to confirm, this is just into the scaffolding, right? Not into the building?
03:13
And also,
03:14
what's the extent of the patients there?
03:18
All right, I just got in the rig so also, I don't know what it came before also, but there are no patients.
03:23
The bus is not into the building, just the scaffolding.
03:27
I need everything before also.
03:29
All right, number 29, all we got was the MTA bus into the scaffolding there,
03:37
and we just need the height and size up for this.
03:41
DOB MTA being notified.
03:45
You have SIDS for this building?
03:48
Negative, no SIDS.
03:53
A fine.
03:58
To the rescue battalion.
04:01
Rescubitine.
04:02
Rescubit sign.
04:06
The tiny-nine is reporting the MTA bus is into the scaffolding, not into the building.
04:10
No patients.
04:12
Just waiting on the size up of this building.
04:18
Okay, ten-four, thank you, Manhattan.
04:20
Let me turn you on end.
04:25
Okay.
04:28
For that.
04:30
Battalion.
04:31
We're standing by for that report.
04:33
We got the number for the scaffolding company,
04:35
J.K. Scaffoldz.
04:38
Number (number withheld).
04:43
I attend for also battalion, do you have any bus number for this MTA bus?
04:51
Goodbye.
05:00
Final box one through nine.
05:03
Battalion.
05:05
NPA bus number (number withheld).
05:12
I'm 10-4[1] and just waiting on that size up when you get a chance.
05:16
99 to Manhattan.
05:18
Okay,
05:23
9.
05:24
Building's approximately 42 stories,
05:27
two sides,
05:29
approximately 20-story MD,
05:31
3 is unknown, four side is unknown, four side is Park Avenue.
05:36
Okay,
05:39
10-4[1] on the...
05:40
and what's the dimension of the building?
05:47
9 to Manhattan 150 by 200.
05:59
Manphone, box 129, 54 at Catherine Street,
06:03
the smoke apartment 9 Adam, and phone along box 129, 54 Catherine Street off the Monroe Street, the smoke apartment 9 Adam at the Govna and Smith-Hausen.
06:16
The smoke of 154, Acton 2.
06:27
9-4.
06:29
You're still operating on the road there, you're 10-8.
06:32
10-8.
06:36
Battalion 9 to Manhattan.
06:39
Battalion 9.
06:41
675, any units that aren't 1084 are good to go home.
06:47
104. Safety battalion.
06:52
504108
06:53
Rescue battalion
06:59
New One
07:01
Manant to the rescue battalion The rescue battalion
07:10
Manant to the rescue battalion, code
07:16
Manant to the rescue battalion code
07:21
Back two.
07:23
You canote 10-8.
07:27
Battalion 1 a minute.
07:30
Battalion 1, your message.
07:34
The latter one's going to respond the responding delay.
07:36
They got a van blocking their egress.
07:40
Tenful.
07:42
Medanatine to battalion 9.
07:46
Battalion 9.
07:47
A, T.A reps were notified.
07:49
They have people en route and also building was notified one hour ETA.
07:55
Italian 9, 104.
07:57
Can you notify OEM that 41st Street between Park and Lex is going to be closed down?
08:05
104. 10-4[1].
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10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.
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E 41st St, New York, NY 10017
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