**MAJOR HAZMAT INCIDENT - POISON GAS** FDNY Rescues Man Who MADE POISON GAS in Car [ MAN Box 903 ]

Location: East 56th Street & Sutton Place
Rundown:
E-8
L-2
B-8
E-44 w/ HMTU 44
HM1
HMB
EMS Rundown:
12D
07R
Conditions 7
10H (BLS HAZTAC)
Haztac 1
1 addl Rescue Medic ALS
MIDTOWN EAST -
At 7am Monday, FDNY responded to reports of an unconscious person in a car. Upon arrival firefighters located a vehicle parked at the dead end of 56th street off Sutton place. The vehicle was occupied by one male around 50 years of age. A note in the window stated “Poison Gas - Do not open.”
Firefighters extricated the driver from the vehicle and decontaminated him with a hose before he was transported to Bellevue hospital by FDNY EMS rescue Medics.
This happened in the same location last year. Various news outlets.

[@Burnout3D]

For those wondering, according to the Citizen website, it was identified as hydrogen sulfide gas. Some real wicked stuff in high enough concentration. Much respect to the FDNY and the stuff they have to deal with.

[@torimig2151]

Oh my God was he trying to make a bom

[@alphabravo424]

​​@@torimig2151it was an attempted suicide. Thus why the individual placed a warning sign on the window of the car

[@superbuff861]

@@torimig2151attempting chemical suicide

[@travelingdude33914]

​@@torimig2151you do realize that hydrogen sulfide gas occurs naturally aka sewer gas. What makes you think he was trying to make a bomb? He had pills with him so a better guess would be suicide! Hence the warning on the video

[@Sharknado225]

@@torimig2151he was trying to kill himself with poisonous gas

[@kassarc16]

The worst outcome for him: still alive and now likely to suffer even more from the lingering effects of the act.

[@ruthanneluvsvacuuming6653]

And psychiatry can’t help him

[@rushturner1911]

Wow we really never see a Hazmat incident like this where we actually see them doing decontamination this was great coverage

[@BeckiMuttley]

That poor man, he must have been so sad to be driven to do that to himself. The firemen in this situation when they were cleaning him off looked like a pack of helpful bumblebees coming to the rescue of someone that really needed their help. Hopefully at the hospital there was a psychiatrist that could help him. I know he probably damaged himself badly doing this but maybe he will get help and want to live his life now and face whatever lead him to do this. We cut a man down who hanged himself in 2011 and got his heart going again, despite the severe hypoxic brain injury he was able to partially recover and went on to become an author and wrote a book about suicide prevention. So there is always hope. Thank you making the video. 👍

[@chipjohnsonkdust5863]

Never a dull shift at FDNY, if it's not calls like this. it's drunk party-goers at a sidewalk bar next door to a high rise 3rd alarm, and still drinking. You guys and girls have my deepist respect.

[@fluffytimes100]

You guys are heroes. Thank you for all you do! 🏆🏆🏆

[@mgratk]

Oh thanks, but we're just watching a video.

[@charmcitytoe]

Anyone reading this and dealing with similar thoughts. DON'T! It's not worth the trouble and there are plenty of people out here who want to help. And will be glad to help. Just like these fine people here. Tell somebody. Talk to somebody. Nice work NYFD! 💎

[@mesofly6969]

I did not realize that this was this big of a deal. Thank you for all you do all first responders. ❤

[@carlssiny1]

God Bless the FDNY

[@jamesturner6949]

Where would we be without them

[@scanmead]

The firefighters are in full hazmat gear with a decon station set up. NYPD walks up to the car in short sleeves and no gear. I swear they stuck a ticket on it. 😶

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

That move was a shock to everyone

[@JayRoberts244]

Looks like one of them took a pic perhaps of the sign and got the hell out but yeah that one cop just standing there wasn’t the best look

[@Eastman4]

The firefighters that initially removed the victim were not “in full hazmat gear”. They were wearing their normal structure firefighting turnout gear and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus. If they would have been wearing full hazmat gear they would have been in a fully encapsulated Class A HAZMAT suit with their standard turnout gear and SCBA underneath. Later several firefighters did put on what looked like disposable Tyvek chemical suits with their SCBA on the outside to bag up the firefighters turnout gear that removed the victim, drum up the chemicals, and decontaminate the immediate area.

[@ferryvantichelen6521]

"I'm the police, I don't listen to no one!!1!"

[@pointman2]

they weren't in hazmat; they were in bunker gear with SCBA. full hazmat is Class A which looks nothing like that.

[@damaribrackett1159]

Currently a volunteer Fire recruit here in northern Virginia just learned about hazmat and decon pretty cool to see it being used in the field

[@TodSpurlc]

Well learn from a better source than theses people😂😂😂😂😂

[@papercitypauper8746]

@@TodSpurlcare you saying that FDNYs response here is inadequate? Please enlighten me on some better methods of mitigating this situation. I saw your other comment where you are saying you’re concerned with the level of ppe they have. Do you think maybe they know the hazards? Do you think maybe they did a line of sight rescue then doffed their gear in the hot zone so as not to bring it into the warm/cold zone? You’re right. These guys probably have no idea what they’re doing. They should be listening to you.

[@TodSpurlc]

@@papercitypauper8746 dude you have 35k firefighter and you really don't put anything out every is extra alarm fire half the people on fire don't wear gear and 80 percent doesn't wear the mask but have scba on and then you are yelling at the mayor because you are dying from Cancer....grow up you are not that good

[@papercitypauper8746]

@@TodSpurlcOh. You’re just a hater. 10-4. Hopefully the new guy who wrote the original post here realizes that. Don’t listen to this guy bro. Good on you for looking into the profession you’ve chosen. I hope you stick with it. Learn from whoever you want to learn from. There are lessons to be learned from the worst of us. How not to act is certainly something worth learning and you’ve gotten a good lesson here today.

[@TodSpurlc]

@@damaribrackett1159 you are a volunteer FF and you know when the firefighter died on September 11 alot of volunteers filled in FDNY and went to pretty much all the funeral and I can guarantee no FDNY has repaid the dept these people are nasty look for a better teacher... they have 100 guys doing what 4 volunteers can get done

[@moore4807]

Uniquely crazy thing, a guy who made the poison posts a visible note on car - "Poison Gas - Do not open." I make a mental note to myself ... When someone tells you something - believe them until disproved!

[@ArisAdamas]

Street sign: "Dead End "- and he's making poison gas. Sounds about right.

[@ArisAdamas]

min-5.50

[@paulvincent3299]

Who's making poisonous gas? Or are you just gaslighting us?

[@garycorriera6576]

❤❤❤​@@paulvincent3299

[@akshonclip]

@@paulvincent3299People often delete themselves by mixing bleach and ammonia in a confined space. The result is Mustard Gas poisoning.

[@joshw1687]

​@paulvincent3299 the victim that the fdny rescued was

[@SOTS-if7bw]

always loved how FDNY is "go big or dont go" to every incident... one thing I do notice though, regardless the incident, bystanders usually allowed to walk right through the scenes, seems that HazMat scene should be secured with Caution Tape, at least the "hot zone"

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

I can see why they would go big with something like this. You never know if it’s some kind of terror attack with all the craziness going on today.

[@Notyourcupofteacake]

Once they vent the car it's diluted by the air around it. If the victim wasn't already dead he's not made enough to severely contaminate the city block enough to keep peds out of the immediate area unless they think bomb and then that's different but the note says this was self-unsubscribing. Odd that this spot has this happen once let alone twice.

[@EmergenciasCDMX]

Amazing call

[@Eric-sn4qz]

Great vid. Plus no annoying chit chat.

[@garygeorge9648]

Firefighters all masked up and civilians just walk by like nothing going on. People are so unaware of their surroundings and think everyone else is in their way.

[@paulvincent3299]

Firefighters have to follow protocol and one of those is to prevent civilians from harm. If they suspected it was hazardous, they would have kept them away.

[@willlock3644]

Yeah. It’s protocol. Believe me… these dudes don’t want to be wearing that.

[@garygeorge9648]

@@paulvincent3299 I know it is protocol, but If I was walking in that area and saw that I sure as heck wouldn't keep walking that way. Are you positive those civilians would have acknowledge them.

[@TheUrantia001]

No people know NY is the home of the biggest false flags and psyops..next to uk..of course...pathetic...agenda 21 ...maybe read a book...

[@mike617]

@@garygeorge9648agreed. People are so clueless these days

[@RocklandPaul]

Amazing work by FDNY. It was interesting though how police were more interested in watching the action versus keeping civilians clear of the scene. Even the three young ladies looking at the scene from the street should not have been there when they were disposing of the liquids in the pot.

[@ericwong6977]

Attempted chemical suicide poisoning.

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

It was. Note in car window said “Poison Gas - Do not open”

[@ScottDore-jn3nf]

​@@FDNYResponseVideoshorrible way to die brother stay safe and thanks for sharing depression sucks 😔

[@rushturner1911]

@@FDNYResponseVideosI have a stupid question all of the gear that was bagged up what actually happens to it?

[@HIghlander03304]

​@rushturner1911 not a dumb question. In some cases the gear can be washed but it's bagged because it's contaminated. In other cases the gear will have to be destroyed if the chemical can be removed or it make impact the integrity of the gear.

[@travelingdude33914]

​@@rushturner1911actually a very good question and the response to it is accurate

[@DEDIRAHENDRA]

Very fast handling thanks to teamwork..

[@MazzieMay]

While it makes total sense, I wasn’t expecting the hazmat suits to be footy pajamas

[@mouthymama7032]

I will ask the question everyone seems to be avoiding ......WHY was he making a poisonous gas ?????

[@paulvincent3299]

And I'll ask another ... what makes you think he was making poisonous gas?

[@johnlagrone5041]

Pesticide poisoning makes H2S gas, it's like putting you car in a garage but way deadlier.

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

Note in car window said “Poison Gas - Do not open” 10:20 in the video.

[@kevinp7620]

Because it's what he wanted to do. He posted a sign in his car saying there was poison gas in it

[@Mrquartermile]

Suicide attempt. He put the sign in the window to warn responders that there was a poisonous gas inside so no one else got hurt by it. Learned about it in HazMat class.

[@mrmetboy42]

Great footage

[@RampantFury925]

Haz-Mat 1's 40th anniversary is later this year.

[@oFLIPSTARo]

Why are they putting contaminated items against the vents of people's apartments though????

[@drcheese1000]

Those are exhaust vents. Probably for a basement laundry room or central air

[@LCERRP]

Relax, those are exhaust pipes air is forced out of the apartments not in

[@k.ashbrook-zu6yi]

Good job NYFD I hope everyone is ok

[@latinizzy32]

Why the hell are people still allowed to just walk by control location.

[@LCERRP]

Because that’s not the FDNYs job.

[@Phaaze86]

I hope the guy will be alright and gets the help he needs.

[@themooseisontheloose]

Fuck that. They should've just closed off the area and let hazmat come in a few hours later.

[@brianog5267]

Agree…. My daughter lives near there…. Time to Key Darwin take over before any more innocent people get hurt

[@travelingdude33914]

The fireman at 3:52 😂😂. At least he has his mask and rubber boots on. Good enough for a hazmat call 🙄🙄

[@Comeon-no6jo]

A true legitimate hazmat incident!!!!

[@JanePowell-oe9sc]

Very good video I am watching in Bermuda.

[@jojosmumdorothy2829]

🎉good job john.. good job to the superheroes. I wonder if the driver meant to park on a dead end road ? 🎉😊

[@javierbarrucz7755]

FDNY RESCUES A MAN WHO MADE POISON GAS IN THE CAR UNBELIEVABLE. 🤯🤯🤯😱😱😱🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒

[@Redbird45]

It was attempted chemical suicide from what I gathered

[@tzahner]

I feel like the substances removed from the vehicle should not be placed so close to that window and someone’s ventilation intake.

[@ricardodominguezmartinez8486]

In the area of Córdoba Veracruz it happened that a chemical was found in a house, I don't remember which one but you saw that the street had to be closed for safety reasons.

[@hectorarbelo9965]

Nice work

[@AnitaWilkins-u1w]

All that man and everyone is okay with the poison could you can't play with that at all all the firefighters and the nurses and everyone else is okay I'm praying for everyone God bless 🙏🙏😮😊😊

[@chriskagenaar6815]

So had a guy had a food tin with ammonia and a balloon filled with drano so the boric acid mixes with ammonia and causes them to pass out but had tape inside and a note he didn't have enough to kill himself but 1 firefighter had breathing difficulties see a person unconscious if you see tape or a catering tray with fluid don't go in

[@cherylm2C6671]

Just the thought that someone took the trouble to look up the chemistry to do that but couldn't find help from anyone before it got that far. Quite sobering

[@davidcastner921]

OMG ! 😮

[@jbrat4313]

My Heroes!

[@micaelagonzalez7806]

The pigeon is not contaminated?

[@alex1997t]

Cops are walking literally in front the object while Hazmat is gearing up with Hazmat suits.

[@finoochoa9568]

That was ridiculous how they did that common sense if they saw hazmat they should of step away, should of checked in first with incident command then they'll be on standby, safe first always

[@somedreybloke]

Why is the PASS alarm going off? I thought the chirping sound indicates a firefighter who is down?

[@coolcat-it5nz]

It goes off when they don't move or stay still for a few seconds.

[@mesofly6969]

One question, what happens to the gear they wrap up in the bags. Does it go somewhere to get clean or do they clean it at the fire station?

[@marylandemergencyresponses]

Get new stuff

[@josephbennett3482]

Disposal , it's contaminated and since it's fabric it would be impossible to decon it.

[@carlamurray9150]

Crazy man

[@kristianmiilumaki2768]

heroes🥇🥇🥇

[@marchandsandrine8669]

Respect aux pompiers pour sauver les gens des héros

[@theantichrist4267]

If he survives this he will be facing charges of public endangerment , with a biohazard weapon , most people may disagree with that ! But it was a biohazard for anyone opening the car up . As well for anyone passing by that that car , that man may be facing prison for that stunt . Because releasing any hazards substances into the air . could be seen as an act of domestic terrorist . Even if his only intended victim was himself .

[@shed66215]

Does the FDNY not have a decontamination unit - tent where firefighters still wearing their gear stand and get washed off by water and detergents, with the waste water collected. Adjoining sections allow for them to remove gear before changing their clothing.

[@josephbennett3482]

They got one , they just deploy it in large scale disasters.

[@cherylm2C6671]

@@josephbennett3482 Please tell me what are the components? There should be mini units.

[@josephbennett3482]

@cherylm2C6671 they got many different Decon units , they have vehicles of different sizes, their largest one is a truck and trailer the size of a commercial truck that hauls store merchandise. They don't always dispatch the decon units if they're not needed they're only put on calls when large calls go out and a lot of personnel need decontamination in this incident they didn't need it.

[@Notyourcupofteacake]

Those saying to wait a few hours & come back fail to understand how much more dangerous that could be. Leaking HSgas from the car, a bomb like result or the car still requiring decon in a few hours. Glad that the fdny is better than you.

[@FDNYFire-BuffShane]

Question, do you have a motorola R 7?

[@yonisamber8169]

And this only ranked as the third wierdest thing that happened in New York that afternoon!

[@Notyourcupofteacake]

June is Men's Mental Health Month.

[@michelefritchie6198]

I wonder if he made it. And last year someone did the same thing at this same place? Yikes!

[@RobSharp-wo5qj]

How many Haz Mat units are there in FDNY? How many members on each team? NYPD have Haz Mat teams?

[@robertschultz6922]

So FDNY has a tired system. Several units have a second piece that is used for hazmat incidents but the normal duties are normal fire related. They have one full time hazmat unit(Hazmat one) and every shift six or so hazmat tac ambulances that are meant for these types of situations in addition to normal paramedic calls. There are also several special units for deccon, and what not but they are not fully stated, and will be sent to the incident by either their parent company or a light duty fire fighter. FDNY is one of the best equipment departments in the us for large scale hazmat operations. The police department doesn’t have a special unit only for hazmat calls. Thankfully they are rare

[@robertschultz6922]

If an incident is minor then the Htu responds with their second unit, so one engine and second piece. As the incident scale increases then more units are called including hazmat one. If entry is necessary then a technical deccon unit response is activated. The hazmat battalion will respond to larger calls too. If there are patients then a hazmat tac ambulance response is called and if there is a lot of people needing deccon then a deccon mass shower unit responds. Again it all depends on the size and make up of the call. A lithium battery fire may not need a full response, but something like this one gets a full response.

[@tfefire]

FDNY fire has 1 dedicated hazmat company, 5 rescue companies, 8 squad companies, numerous support companies and decon units. FDNY EMS has 39 units trained for hazmat technician, some support units. NYPD has a hazmat unit, numerous support units and a decon unit.

[@jollyg83]

I made poison gas in a car once. But it was after eating two Taco Bell bean burritos.

[@josephbennett3482]

This ain't nothing to make jokes on , this man was up to no good he was possibly making a weapon to kill a lot of people.

[@raymondguilbeault4585]

Why didn't fdny check the fire alarms in the area?

[@donarmstrong5872]

Unfortunately simple cleaning "stuff" found in most homes can produce chlorine gas.

[@chrisboek2346]

He didn't mix the chemicals right I was a member of the decon team for a class 1 hazmat team and we had a guy do the exact same thing only we were in level A suits with turnouts underneath and it still got through that and messed up my buddy had to retire from fire dept it's from Japan and u can get the directions to make it on the web

[@cherylm2C6671]

I had absolutely no idea firefighters dealt with this stuff. Sounds permanent.

[@jeffjones4006]

I worked around wastewater for 45 years hydrogen sulfide gas is also present in the treatment of waste water, very bad stuff. I have seen levels of 300+ ppm several times.

[@cornelfrancis7615]

From the UK, thank you for filming this incident, however had this happened here in London, it would have been dealt with differently. First they most probably would have treated it as a terrorist incident, the police would have cordoned off the whole area. Senior officers from all three services (Gold Command) would liaise as to what action should be taken. If there is a life risk, Ff wearing BA would quickly go in and drag person/persons to safety where they can be washed down. After that no one is allowed into the inner cordon unless they are wearing gas tight suits plus BA. Once there is no life risk, the police or the Fire Brigade will then establish what the chemical is, at no time are the general public allowed anywhere near the incident, probably kept two blocks away regardless the time of the day. Once its safe, specialist teams would carry out decontamination on all personnel who were physically involved with vehicle and the casualty. The crews would be undressed standing in large plastic bags which are sealed before they can return to there vehicles. The police might ask for the Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service to standby until it is declared safe. As for you sir filming so close, with no protection........................please think twice before filming at scenes like this because it could have gone terribly wrong for you.

[@GrammarPoliceInvestigations]

It’s not like the FDNY is a world class fire department or anything. I’m sure the UK has it all figured out.

[@mgratk]

Londonistan, you mean.

[@cornelfrancis7615]

@@GrammarPoliceInvestigations No, I have a great professional respect for the FDNY.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

He wasn't filming. No film used in an electronic camera.

[@mgratk]

@@The_DuMont_Network While that is correct the term "filming" is still widely used for recording video without film.

[@DueSouth75]

Which borough is this?

[@judiebarbieri8847]

Manhattan

[@GunpowderMechanical]

Description says this happened in the same place before, surely wasn’t the same person right?

[@robertschultz6922]

No last year was a woman who died. This year a middle aged man

[@GunpowderMechanical]

@@robertschultz6922 shame, yet strange coincidence. Thanks for clarifying for me

[@SFClark]

It must have been some bad shit. I could tell by looking at the guys who were still being masked up standing next to the building.

[@charleneevans5848]

except for the yoyo's walking around without protection,good job fdny

[@ralphcramdenjl]

No one run into the haz mat rig thank you

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

HA! Great memory!

[@KimmyGibson]

Props to our Fist Responders....they had no idea what they were walking into!

[@NLdevnurse]

Probably, until they saw the sign about 'poison inside' 😂

[@KimmyGibson]

@@NLdevnurse true, but it could have been more than a hazmat situation.

[@torimig2151]

Was this on the news

[@marygard6907]

Wow

[@jonarmedpiandsecurityoffic9051]

Surprised gross decon worked for that

[@BECKENN1239]

i kept looking at the plate and swore it looked like it was from ohio until the zoom in showed it really was. now i wonder why he was there from ohio or if the car was stolen, or he just got the stuff from ny and wanted to do it right there. the crazy thing that people do these days.

[@artisticdriver4218]

🤔connected somehow with her death? She was in the back seat?🙏🙏🙏Y’all Be Carefull💕

[@mikeggg1979]

Poor bastard hopefully he gets the help he needs

[@janielittlehorse8477]

Hope it wasn't Walter White or Jesse.

[@jz1340]

Not your normal fire and smoke video. Nice Catch.

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

Gotta have some variety!

[@TodSpurlc]

Always love how FDNY not in gear and wearing scba on hazmat respond😂😂😂😂😂 don't blame the mayor

[@cooper6851]

Walter White?

[@timpowers225]

SHAKE for gods sake!!!

[@RealJPMcGrath]

Dude shuffle and shut these pass devices off lol it’s not that hard😂

[@torimig2151]

Was is on the news

[@ferryvantichelen6521]

Haven't seen this one at the Lunteren firebrigade channel yet!

[@belladrapeau8234]

is this a practice run for a massive one to come??? 😮

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

?

[@RaceBanner_]

6:39 JesusHChrist you could have warned us.

[@Mrquartermile]

What did they say?

[@tfefire]

@@Mrquartermile "Couple bottles of sulfuric acid" and couldn't understand the second part

[@GFSwinger1693]

@@Mrquartermile I think the OP was talking about the visual, not the aural.

[@davidwilliams4865]

I guess the paramedic, who hopped right in with the patient, had no concerns about being harmed himself?

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

The patient had been stripped and decontaminated with a hose line before being placed in the ambulance. This negated any residual gas on the patient.

[@Hurst6969]

exactly!! That was crazy

[@ValueVictory]

They giving all these govt workers a run for their money EMTs Firefighters Cops Damn everyday a new mission

[@chelleb8977]

I hope the gentleman gets the help he needs. However I wasn't mad at the opportunity for this former Jersey girl to get an eyeful of some of NYC's finest!. What a crazy call.

[@gorak9000]

Happens to me all the time when I have chili with lots of garlic, the resulting gas is deadly

[@priscilla62p]

Someone explain why, we're ALL the car doors opened in a residential street if they weren't sure what kind of gas they were dealing with? FDNY should have taped up car doors and tow the car to a field or out of the city, then open open the doors! That was a bad idea on airing out the car right there if you ask me.

[@papercitypauper8746]

Air monitoring lets them know where and if any dangerous gas is at. Don’t sweat it.

[@alphabravo424]

The several hazmat techs know what they do. They are monitoring the air in case it goes bad.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Posion gas or Meth? I guess there isn't much differencce.

[@ph11p3540]

Not sure if it was a suicide attempt or if he was trying to fumigate his car of pests.

[@edwardairesii5729]

Was he planning on using it on people?

[@nicholaswood5180]

I swear, FDNY dosnt care about waist straps or pass alarms, EVER

[@RaceBanner_]

“Put him on the stretcher guys and then bring him over to the back of the hashtag ambulance” #10-4 #HazMat #MillenialFirefighters #areHashtags

[@Haydenwolf344]

Yeah lol he really said Haz Tac ambulance 😊

[@josephbennett3482]

DANG, the guy was producing Sulfur Mustard.... he definitely was up to committing a terrorist attack on the people of New York but it backfired on him and he became the only victim.

[@caroleknappsmith9010]

Saran gas?

[@jonarmedpiandsecurityoffic9051]

No, hydrogen sulfide

[@aricanovic]

Question I wonder if he wanted to kill him self

[@ferrokaffe]

I guess

[@FDNYResponseVideos]

Note in car window said “Poison Gas - Do not open” 10:20 in the video.

[@lucanolallo1776]

Yes.

[@Mrquartermile]

My guess is yes. We learned about it in HazMat class. He was probably hoping to be gone before responders showed up so at least he put the sign up warning them so no one got hurt.

[@GFSwinger1693]

I had a co-worker's son do this exact thing but he was successful. Very sad what compels some folks to take this route.

[@tommytwogloves16]

Cooking meth in his car with HCL Acid and caboom! Makeshift decontamination hose down.

[@TheUrantia001]

Another false flag training exercise....funny as....