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21. From Twitter:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 11:09 PM

Oct 2012

Mitch ?@MitchNYM

Holy shit. I’m just a few blocks from Coney Island Hospital and the whole place is on fire and no one can help them.

https://twitter.com/mitchnym/status/263107234102403073

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From Twitter: Coney Island flooded, hospital on fire - Update: FDNY responded, no fire [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

The aftermath of these storms is always the worst. morningfog Oct 2012 #1

110's of people trapped in water...can not rescue. Dear god in heaven! Purveyor Oct 2012 #2

I'm a 54 yo stubborn SOB and I'm tearing up big time listening to the scanner feed. eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #8

I am with you. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #34

Just wish I could help them...and I can't from here! eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #39

It IS frustrating..... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #42

Where in the hell burrowowl Oct 2012 #3

Not from there, but in my experience, they are in the basements due to weight and bolted down... freshwest Oct 2012 #22

There was just a report from a Borough President Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #29

I saw tweets about that but missed it on CNN. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #32

omg nc4bo Oct 2012 #4

This is shaping up to be very, very bad. Terra Alta Oct 2012 #5

Looking for the right freq on the scanner nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Did you get anything? Dash87 Oct 2012 #9

Not my town, there is something on secon alarm on 87th street for a fire nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #27

I'm on this one. Purveyor Oct 2012 #10

wow that is awesome riverwalker Oct 2012 #17

Good God. That is horrifying to listen to. nolabear Oct 2012 #25

Give me the name of the freq nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #26

Sorry but I don't have that right now. I'll see if I can find it. eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #28

Check out this link. I'm not in the area to radio up to check them out. Purveyor Oct 2012 #30

I got the right one, traffic over now nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #31

Thanks, listening, tney are working hard... Proud of all these public workers doing this tonight... freshwest Oct 2012 #35

Nothing about it on news yet? Dash87 Oct 2012 #7

Twitter may not always be 100% accurate in times like these, but they are always morningfog Oct 2012 #11

people are listening to scanners NYFD and NYPD riverwalker Oct 2012 #15

Well listening to a channel nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #18

Bellevue is running out of oxygen nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #33

thats a 370 bed hospital! riverwalker Oct 2012 #12

Fire Department is on the job evacuating a nursing home, etc. freshwest Oct 2012 #13

Holy crap! Where's the Coast Guard? lonestarnot Oct 2012 #14

Don't think I got the right channel nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #16

I've been fearing this. The next couple of days are going to be awful. nolabear Oct 2012 #19

Per scanner nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #20

From Twitter: NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #21

The generators at NYU Hospital failed also. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #23

Salon.com using it riverwalker Oct 2012 #24

FDNY scanner reports NO fire/injuries at Coney Island Hospital. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #36

So glad that was likely a rumor. mzmolly Oct 2012 #40

Hospital not on fire: ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #37

Sen. Marty Golden's FB page - FDNY responding to "smoke condition" at hospital, no fire found yet. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #38

Sounds ok Jimmy_eyebrow Oct 2012 #41