Fire At Manhattan Park's 2-4 River Road On Roosevelt Island Reported This Morning

Image of FDNY On Roof Of 2-4 River Road, Roosevelt Island From Trevre Andrews

Received reports of a fire at 2-4 River Road just after 10 AM from Roosevelt Island resident Trevre Andrews. Mr. Andrews sends in these two videos showing smoke rising from the building and the FDNY on the roof. (Enlarge the video for a better view)





Also, Rjhiphop tweeted:

There is a fire on Roosevelt Island...

I have asked RIOC and the Public Safety Department for more details and will post when received.

UPDATE 3:25 PM - Roosevelt Island Public Safety Director Keith Guerra explains what happened:

There was no fire at that location.  There were 2 aided cases back-to-back.  That was the reason for all the Fire Trucks.  Remember that EMS in New York City is run out of FDNY, so they feel the need to respond sometimes.

I replied:

Thanks for the explanation though I do have pictures and video of FDNY on the roof of the buildings in fire gear.

Director Guerra adds:

Nice pictures, but again there was no fire.  What occurred was a smoke condition in the laundry room's duct vent system, which went all the way up a line to the roof.  The Firefighters were just venting the smoke out of the system.  Manhattan Park Management & Supers were on the scene.  The 2 aided victims were transported to Mt. Sanai to be evaluated for smoke inhalation.