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Video above by: allhandsgoingtowork. Video info: 03/06/14 – Fourth Alarm – 28 Grant Avenue – Jersey City, NJ.
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The first fire trucks were dispatched at 1:07 in the morning.
“Structure fire reported 27 Grand Street,” dispatch said.
But that’s the wrong address. The fire is actually nearly three miles away at 28 Grant Avenue. When fire trucks arrived to an empty lot, they radioed back.
“Dispatch from Engine 2, can I have an address check please?” the fire truck said.
More than three minutes passed as the fire was spreading rapidly through the wood frame homes before the mistake was figured out and first responders got a correct address.
“All units redirect to 27 Grant with a T, Grant with a T Avenue,” dispatch said.
This fire dispatch document shows the first engines arrived at the raging fire nearly 8 minutes after the first call.
Video below by: Dan Clerico. Firefighters battle a 4-alarm fatal fire on Grant Avenue in Jersey City that killed four family members. Audio has been trimmed to free up dead air time.
