The Fire Critic Rhett Fleitz was the first with this story shortly after it occurred on the Upper West Side of Manhattan yesterday. Rhett found a :20 clip on YouTube showing the burning ambulance after firefighters arrived. The video above is pre-arrival and lasts for a while and through a couple of pops and explosions from inside the unit.
You will see a tow truck in position in front of the ambulance as it’s parked on 59th Street in front of the Emergency Department at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Rhett reports the crane had already been called because of some sort problem with the ambulance and was about to be tow it to the repair shop when the fire broke out. The ambulance is a St. Luke’s unit.
On the other side of the street is the John Jay College of Criminal Justice which evacuated its North Hall building (and sent the students and faculty out into the streets).
Click the image below for a slideshow from dnainfo.com:
Also on STATter911 …
- UPDATE Hurricane Sandy: Live video of crane collapse at Manhattan high-rise. FDNY second alarm. Listen live. – October 29, 2012
- Raw video & fireground audio: Two-alarms at auto repair center across street from Buffalo, NY firehouse. Explosions & collapse. – August 26, 2012
- Hurricane Sandy – Wind, Water & Fire: Must see videos as the the crane folds, structures crumble, trees topple & buildings burn. – October 30, 2012
- Must see video: Camera captures Philadelphia Fire Department ambulance rollover. – March 23, 2012
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“What would you do to every ambulance in the world, Ronald?” ” Burn em all!”
Why on earth would you evacuate people into the street outside of your building for a vehicle fire on the street outside your building?
Love the hospital security wannabe cops
Hawkeye- the smoke from the fire probably tripped the box in the building. The detector doesn’t know where the smoke is coming from, and neither does the voice on the PA system.
Incredible footage taken of this crazyyyy A$$ fire….
Once again another nut with a camera. At least this time there was someone attempting to keep these photo fools back. Sad when a FD /PD cant even attempt to do scene safety and this Security officer at least makes the effort.