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Small dryer fire and gas leak contained

Heard on: New York City NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls
02:16
00:00
Green phone alarm box 9654.
audio iconFire & Arson
83-83 118th St, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
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Emergency crews responded to a report of a gas odor at an apartment building near 118th Street between Metropolitan and 84th Avenue in Queens. Firefighters found a small fire inside a clothes dryer. One engine and two trucks handled the incident. The fire was contained to the dryer unit and put out with a portable extinguisher. Gas service to the dryer was shut down and the utility company was notified. A patient on scene declined medical care and left. Units then returned to service.

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