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Charlotte, NC

Overheating battery causes hazardous condition 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Meadway Rd, Charlotte, NC 28278
A battery from an RC car was overheating while charging, causing a hazard. The battery was removed from the charger and placed outside.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
01:39

Transcript:
104. Power 26, hazardous condition 15, 15025 Meadway Road, on B, Bravo. Power 26, hazardous condition, 15025 Meadway Road, on B, Bravo. I'm showing it as the shale. 11318. Nothing showing from the exterior. We have a two-story strip mall. Ladder 24th Command. Let's have one letter 24 command. Command alarm. Do we have a suite number? Negative command. I can give the alarm company a call back to see. the tire 26. Go ahead. Caller advised that he had an RC car battery that was expanding while on the charger. He heard it crackling, so he went ahead and took it off the charger and unplugged it and threw it outside on the sidewalk. Fire alarm. Fire alarm.

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Near Meadway Rd, Charlotte, NC 28278
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