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Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 4 days ago
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All companies in the field, all companies in the field.
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Stand by for a full assignment going out to (number withheld) McWhorter Street, cross streets of hamilton street and lafayette street.
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Fire crews respond to smoke near McWhorter St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to an apparent smoke condition reported in a hallway on an upper floor of a residential building near McWhorter Street and the intersections of Hamilton and Lafayette Streets in Newark. Multiple fire companies, ladder trucks, and rescue units were assigned to investigate the source of the smoke. The incident appears to involve smoke on the third floor, with additional efforts possibly needed to access apartments.

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McWhorter St, Newark, NJ 07105
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