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Lithium battery explodes causing house fire in Gresham 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near SE Liberty Ave, Gresham, OR 97080
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
03:44

Transcript:
Dispast from truck 8, please switch engine 14's and truck 8's call. We're going to drive right by theirs. Engine 14, ups 1. Engine 14 on ups 1. Dispatch with box 7263, single-family residential structure fire from a lithium battery that exploded and... is extending to multiple items in the house at 1373 southeast Liberty Avenue. This would be for engine 71, engine 72, engine 72, truck 7, C7 and rescue 72. Respond Office 4. Fire respect with box, 72, 63, a single-family residential structure fire. 1373 Southeast Liberty Avenue for a lithium battery that exploded and is catching multiple items on fire in the house. Speak for engine 71, engine 72, engine 76, engine 75, truck 7, C7, and Rescue 72. On Ops 4, it's 933. Engine 14 are you on Ops 1? Mike. Hey, thank you. I swapped you off of what you were tapped on, so you're going on a lift assistant said just because coverage was better. 5826 North Interstate number 407. It's unfortunate coffee. Just looking at the notes, it looks like they don't authorize entry, but they're unable to get to the door, so they think the door's unlocked without common. His suspicion is that there is a lockbox that will grant access to his apartment door. And dispatch C-7, let's add a medic unit. Yeah, C7, no problem. Do you want to code 1 or code 3, and also you're on Ops 1? C7, Rescue 72, Trux 71, C710, the channel is Ops 4. C7's responding? Not responding. Yeah, if you can send a county pay cab to Grandin and Multnomah to the bus stop for (name withheld). He'll be waiting at the bus stop. Much appreciated, sir, and yes, we'll do with 2934. 13 for Medic 13.05. And a Medic 310 has been... started as well. This is a two-story structure. The fire location is the kitchen. They've got to confirm no injuries. Are you 18? You guys can return the kitchen a lot in a second? Truck 13 from Uppswell. Smashton, you're trying to get a hold of me? No, I'm trying to reach truck 13. C7 from Trucks01, FI, we have two trucks. Truck 7 on this, since we've added late. Copy, we'll keep him coming, thanks. An update for companies, the occupant of this house went to a neighbor's location, 1312 Southeast Roberts. Special C3, can you have any truck service call?

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Near SE Liberty Ave, Gresham, OR 97080
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