Chaveirim received a report of a strong smoke smell at a construction site with upstairs tenants.
Members discovered insulation smoldering behind a wall after a worker left, igniting a 2x4 between the bricks.
B"H, members caught it in time, extinguishing the fire and removing burning wood before it spread.
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The traffic lights at the intersection of Wythe Ave & Williamsburg St are out, use extreme caution in the area.
South 8th St between Berry St & Bedford Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
NYPD 90Pct with the help of WSPU Shomrim arrested a perp on Tompkins Ave & Park Ave for shoplifting from Foodoo Supermarket.
Chaveirim and the FDNY responded to a building at the intersection of Gerry St & Harrison Ave after people became trapped inside an elevator; the FD spent an hour working to get them out.
WSPU Shomrim received a phone call last night about a person wandering around on Bedford Ave & Williamsburg St, after further investigation by NYPD 90Pct turned out that he was a missing person from NYPD 113Pct in Queens and his family came down to pick him up.
Heyward St between Bedford Ave & Wythe Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
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FDNY is on scene on the BQE Eastbound after the Metropolitan Ave Exit for an accident involving a FedEx Trailer, expect traffic in the area.
Last night, UJO brought together some 50 Williamsburg community leaders at Vien School to honor Councilman Lincoln Restler for relentlessly advocating and helping deliver major results: child care vouchers for 10,000+ children; new school capacity for 2,500+ students, and nearly 400 housing units; and always being here to advocate for community members with any issues they encounter. An evening of well-deserved appreciation!
Heyward St between Bedford Ave & Wythe Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
Middleton St between Marcy Ave & Lee Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
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Skillman St between Park Ave & Flushing Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
DOT installed New "No Standing 7am-7pm Monday to Friday" signs on the right side of DeKalb Ave between Nostrand Ave & Bedford Ave.
Franklin Ave between Myrtle Ave & Willoughby Ave is closed, use alternate routes.
Vehicles are seen exiting the BQE the wrong way by the Flushing Ave Entrance as the BQE was closed.
A 37-year-old woman died at around 3:00am on the westbound BQE near Exit 28 and the Brooklyn Bridge after opening the rear door and falling out of a moving Toyota Highlander, the woman was then struck by a passing Hyundai Elantra driven by a 29-year-old man, the BQE was closed for a few hours for investigation, while PD and FD were busy with the fatal accident another accident involving a few cars happened right behind with multiple people injured and trapped people inside the car.
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