Battery arc causes evacuation at Lowe's store, Colorado Springs CO
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a battery arc incident near the garden center entrance of a Lowe's store on Citadel Dr N. There was no active fire. The store was evacuated as a precaution. Emergency units later cleared after confirming the situation was safe.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
05:56
Transcript:
00:00
Do you confirm this is an electric or propane forklift?
00:08
We are no longer on the line. I can have a call speaker try to call back.
00:16
Engine 6, I don't have her back on the line yet. I'll try again here in just a second.
00:20
Plurton, I don't think there's match you can disregard.
00:24
Copy.
00:30
All the ants, the time one's arrived. We've got a single-story commercial Lowe's.
00:35
We've got nothing visible on the front.
00:38
Looks like potential evacuation of this time.
00:41
First two engine come in and be a investigative mode.
00:47
This much, copy.
00:55
We're going to be your first engine. Do you want us to come in on the alpha or the Charlie Sice?
01:02
Just go ahead and come in on the alpha side. I've got confirmation from the manager that we do have evacuation complete.
01:15
Amar 26 in route emergent with engine warm from Hancock and Pike's Peak.
01:23
I'm here.
01:27
Okay.
01:29
Okay, Jake, Battalion, yep, that door right there is me your closest access.
01:37
Tens arrived stage on the north side by a plug.
01:43
26.
01:45
Engine 6 will be on the FDC.
01:49
Tower ones arrived.
01:52
1426.
01:56
This arrived.
01:59
Engine 8, command.
02:01
All units from Battalion 1. Battalion is going to assume command. Break Engine 8 from command.
02:07
Engine 8, go ahead.
02:11
Reports close to the garden center, potentially was an extension cord that was hit, no report of active fire.
02:19
Agent 6, Battalion 1, did I copy that you're on the FTC?
02:24
Agency 6, that's the promise.
02:31
Copy that.
02:47
With one detained, are you good with clearing engine 20 and just have AMR standby?
02:53
Yes, go ahead and clear engine 20.
02:57
Thank you, CRT2.
03:00
We'll have a good day.
03:03
Just Tony, I'll say it back in service.
03:09
Back the forklifts apart from each other.
03:12
Let's go ahead and keep everybody on scene for just a second while we try to separate the forklifts.
03:21
Command copies that. We'll hold everybody in staging.
03:23
Do you have a ventilation need?
03:29
Negative. Sounds like it's just the battery arc, so there's no actual ongoing fire, and we're right next to the entrance to the garden center, so we can open that sliding door, and there's really no ventilation needs right now.
03:45
Command, copy.
03:51
Truck 10, engine 6.
03:54
Truck 10.
03:57
And as we're looking at the FDC on this end, this is actually going to be the building south of Lowe's. Do you have one at your location, by chance, on that end of the building?
04:09
A firm, Alpha Bravo Corner near the Guard Center.
04:14
Okay, Engine 10, if we need to use it, you're going to be closer at this point.
04:18
Okay.
04:20
Engine, then copy of.
04:27
Bravo 11, Engine 20, 7340 Litter Little Timber Grove, Apartment 104 on a Medical.
04:37
Engine 21, you're responding.
04:43
Any unit that's not currently on scene at Lowe's can come code to.
04:51
Sorry, just that's actually in my seat.
04:57
Last year, repeat.
05:04
Amar 102, the patient on engine 11's call is now refusing transport.
05:12
Copy.
05:15
Suspatch AMR 22 are spotting immersion with engine 20 from Ruby and Austin Plus.
05:22
Copy.
05:31
Do you have somebody in there with you that can help with those forklifts an employee or is it your crew moving them?
05:40
We have employees here. We've got the forklifts separated.
05:45
There's no ongoing issue.
05:47
We can cancel everybody else. Engine 8 can remain unseen.
05:53
Command copies out. We'll hold Engine 8.
05:55
Return to everybody else.
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Location mentioned:
Citadel Dr N, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
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