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Small apartment fire caused by space heater

Heard on: New York City NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls
01:35
00:00
Alarm box 1221,
audio iconFire & Arson
1st Ave, New York, NY 10128
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Fire crews responded to a fire in an apartment on First Avenue between East 93rd and East 94th Streets. The fire was small and started when a stuffed animal was left too close to a space heater in apartment 19E. The fire was put out with a portable extinguisher, and the apartment was ventilated. One patient was reported. An automatic alarm also sounded at a nearby hospital, but this was handled separately.

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