Cellar Fire at 445 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn Brought Under Control in 22 Minutes; One Civilian Transported
Firefighters brought an all-hands cellar fire at 445 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn under control in 22 minutes on Thursday evening, according to the FDNY radio record for the call. One civilian was transported, and the fire was declared secured at 7:06 p.m.
An all-hands fire in the cellar of a three-story apartment building at 445 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn was brought under control on Thursday evening, according to NYC Alert's record of the FDNY radio transmissions for Box 0762, the alarm box for the address between Saint Nicholas Avenue and Cypress Avenue. The fire was reported at 6:10 p.m., a working fire was transmitted at 6:15 p.m., and all hands were transmitted at 6:18 p.m. for the fire in the cellar of the three-story, 30-by-50, Class 3 building.
Firefighters stretched two lines with one in operation. At 6:31 p.m., Acting Battalion Chief McCallum reported the fire under control, a duration of 22 minutes, according to the radio record. By 6:39 p.m., Deputy Chief Simpson reported one line stretched for a final washdown, with secondary searches in progress and gas and electric utilities responding. Battalion 28 and Battalion 32 are the units listed on the call in the record.
A radio update at 7:06 p.m. reported the fire declared secured, with one civilian transported. The radio record read for this story reports no death and releases no name, and this story asserts nothing beyond that record; any official FDNY statement on the civilian's condition or the fire's cause would be reported as a follow-up when officials issue one.
