Crime & Safety
Fire At Upper East Side Transfer Station Under Control
About 60 firefighters were on scene at East 91st Street to fight the fire.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A fire that broke out at a construction site related to the transfer station on East 91st Street on the Upper East Side is under control.
The call for the fire came in at about 2:32 p.m. An FDNY spokesperson said about 60 firefighters were on scene of the fire.
The fire was brought under control about an hour later at 3:24 p.m. The FDNY said the fire was in a sidewalk shed which protects the East River walking/bike path. The fire was not at the transfer station itself but was related to the construction happening at the location.
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Smoke from the fire could be seen along the FDR.
@ABC7NY fire on FDR, near Carl Schurz Park pic.twitter.com/gpZ2KiGKtP
— Travis Hughes (@thughes128A) October 22, 2017
Lots of smoke coming out of marine transfer station on 91st @fox5ny @NBCNewYork @ABC7 @NY1 pic.twitter.com/Fy1nTsZPl8
— Zack (@dark_zack1) October 22, 2017
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