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580 - The 1835 New York City Fire

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Problem With the Fire on Water Street

The fire has now spread because we're talking 40 mile an hour winds and it's spread to 50 buildings. It had taken 30 minutes just for the crews to... I'm picturing the Marx Brothers just so you know. So they get the hoses together and they spray water at the flames. Unfortunately, the wind is blowing from the opposite direction. They're pissing in the wind. Maybe they're eating the fire. They're going down the Hudson. They're breathing their fire into the Hudson. Thawing that out. Well, hello. Now we got a couple things working in our favor. You know? Sure. And we'll table them and get back to them.

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