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FEB 28, 1998
DOA FIRE IN CHELSEA
239 WEST 15 ST NEAR 8 AVE, MANHATTAN
-FIRE HOSE ATTACHED TO FIRE HYDRANT, DRAPED OVER PARKED CAR, FAMILY WAVES FROM FIRE ESCAPE, NYPD POLICE OFFICER ASKS CAMERA TO MOVE
-FDNY EMTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS ENTER BUILDING, FAMILY GOES BACK INTO APARTMENT AT FIREFIGHTERS INSISTENCE,
-CAR PARKED ILLEGALLY AND DIAGONALLY IN FRONT OF HYDRANT WITH TICKET, CU OF PARKING TICKETS, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS SUITING UP, WRITING REPORT, FOLDING HOSES
-BUILDING NUMBER 239, CAR GETS TOWED BY PARKING COPS
-STREET SIGN: 8 AVE AND WEST 15 ST

FEB 28, 1998
HI-RISE HJOTEL FIRE
WEST 58 ST AND 9 AVE, MANHATTAN
-DAYTIME HIGHRISE FIRE, SMOKE POURS OUT OF WINDOWS
-PEOPLE IN UPPER STORY WINDOW, BUILDING ADDRESS THIRTEEN, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ENTER LOBBY. FFDNY EMTS REMOVE VICTIMS, WHITE MALE WITH OXYGEN, FIREMEN CARRY EQUIPMENT, LOOKS LIKE CHANNEL THIRTEEN LOGO
-STREET SIGN: 9TH AVE AND WEST 58 ST, HELL'S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN

FEB 28, 1998
MANHOLE EXPLODES IN HERALD SQUARE
WEST 34 ST AND 7 AVE, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
FDNY FIREFIGHTERS WITH FIRE HOSE, MANHATTAN STREETS, DAY TIME EVENT, NOT A FIRE, SPRAYING INTO MANHOLE
-CON EDISON WORKERS AND TRUCK
WEST 34 ST, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, STREET ENTRANCE TO 1 2 3 TRAINS, MACY'S AND WENDY'S IN BACKGROUND OF SOME SHOTS
-STREET SIGN: SEVENTH AVE FASHION AVE

FEB 28, 1998
FIREMAN AND SANITATION WORKER INJURED BY ACID
QUARTERS ENGINE 307, 82 ST AND NORTHERN BLVD, JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS
GARBAGE TRUCK AND FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE, IN FRONT OF FIRE HOUSE, CONCERN ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE GARBAGE, FIREMEN SPRAY DOWN STREET
-STREET SIGN: NORTHERN BLVD AND 82 ST

MARCH 01, 1998
SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE DEATH
11 HARTFORD STREET ELTINGVILLE, STATEN ISLAND
-FDNY FIREFIGHTERS IN DRIVEWAY OF HOUSE AT NIGHT, MANY FIRETRUCKS ON SCENE WITH FLASHING LIGHTS
-STREET SIGN: NELSON AVE AND HARTFORD ST, STATEN ISLAND

MARCH 1, 1998
LANDMARK THEATER TRANSPORTED TO NEW LOCATION
WEST 42 ST, TIMES SQUARE
-LOOKS LIKE DUMP, BUILDING BEING RAZED, TRACKS, HUGE BLOW UP FIGURES OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
-SIGNS FOR AMC EMPIRE 25 THEATER, DEVELOPED BY FOREST CITY RATNER COMPANIES (OPENING IN 1999), TIMES SQUARE AREA ?, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, FOREMAN ON RADIO
-PROMOTIONAL STUNT, AMERICAN FLAG UNFURLED
-STREET SIGN: WEST 42 AND 8 AVE

MARCH 1, 1998
TAXI STRIKES 2 PEDESTRIANS
5 AVE AND 71 ST , MANHATTAN
-YELLOW CAB ACCIDENT, HITS BUILDING, NYPD POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE, HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS, SIGN POLE KNOCKED DOWN
-STREET SIGN: 5 AVE AND EAST 71 ST

MAR 2, 1998
3 ALARM FACTORY FIRE IN JAMAICA
130-3192 AVE, JAMAICA, QUEENS
-FIRE AT NIGHT, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON ROOF OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND IN AERIAL TOWER, FLAMES SHOOT OUT OF ROOF, MANY FIREMEN ON SCENE
-STREET SIGN: 91 AVE AND 130 STR, JAMAICA, QUEENS

MAR 2, 1998
SMOKY HI-RISE RESIDENCE FIRE
343 EAST 30 ST, KIPS BAY, MANHATTAN
-KIPS BAY TOWERS EXT, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE, LEAVING WITH FIRE HOSES FOLDED UP
-STREET SIGN: 1 AVE AND EAST 30 ST

MAR 2, 1998
PERSON JUMPS OUT OF WINDOW
26 FEDERAL PLAZA
-BROKEN WINDOW IN MODERN HIGHRISE BUILDING
-26 JACOB JAVITS FEDERAL BUILDING, NYPD COPS AND EXEC, OUTSIDE TALKING, COVERED BODY IN FRONT OF BUILDING, SUICIDE, BYSTANDER LAUGHING, DAYTIME POLICE INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVE SEARCHES BODY, MAN IN A SUIT, ASIAN COP LOOKS FOR ID, GATHERS EVIDENCE
-STREET SIGN: LAFAYETTE AND WORTH ST

MAR 2, 1998
POLICE CAR STUCK BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER
JACSON AVE AND EAST 141 ST, BRONX
-NYPD POLICE CAR CRASHED INTO BRICK WALL AT NIGHT, 42 ? PRECINCT
-STREET SIGN: JACKSON AVE AND EAST 141 ST, SOUTH BRONX

***FULL STORY MAY BE ON VPN-1060***
FBI AGENTS AT NIGHT, INVESTIGATION, NYPD HELICOPTER OVERHEAD

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