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Gas odor reported near East 53rd Street apartment, New York NY

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E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

According to the dispatch call, a gas odor was reported near East 53rd Street apartment 2A. Responding units found the odor originating in the basement but confirmed it was not a gas leak.

Audio|Heard on: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
I'm now from Box 878 the address near East 53rd Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue for odor of gas Apartment 2A.
00:08
But now from box 878 the address near East 53rd Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue for odor gas Department 2 Adam.
00:24
Battalion two.
00:27
Battalion two.
00:31
Italian two. Italian two.
00:37
Detain two, disregard.
00:40
104.
00:48
1035-195, 1035 box 195 by orders the latter 6, Battalion 1,
00:57
receive.
00:59
1-received.
01:08
1-143 hours, dispatcher 512.
01:15
Banana phone box 1693, the address 501 West 165 Street at Amsterdam Avenue for alarm activation in a school.
01:25
Been added following box 1693 at the address 501 West 165 Street between Amsterdam Avenue for alarm activation in a school.
01:42
Thomas 1,145-virus, dispatcher 512.
01:52
Number 2. 920 to Manhattan.
01:57
Letter 20.
01:59
You give us a 1022 on this box with 1010.
02:03
108. 10 for a letter 20.
02:14
It's 1-147-9-0-2.
02:17
Downing 8?
02:19
That's 878, 1018, 33 code 2.
02:22
We had an odor in the basement, K.
02:25
It's not gash.
02:26
You can call on it.
02:32
Central Battalion 8, 1023 Code 2[1], 2, Box 878, 1033 code 2, Box 878.
02:37
My orders are Battalion 8.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 2: Non-emergency, medium-priority response without lights or sirens; not life-threatening.

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E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

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