Small battery fire extinguished in building basement, Haverhill MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a report of smoke in a building near Portland Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. On arrival, they found no active fire but discovered a small battery fire in the basement that had been extinguished by melted pipes. The building was evacuated during the investigation. Fire inspectors were sent to the site for further assessment.
Audio|Heard on: Haverhill Fire
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04:27
Transcript:
00:00
Attention stations, receiving a telephone alarm for smoke in the building near Portland Street.
00:07
That's going to be engine three, engine two, engine one, ladder one, rescue one, car two.
00:14
Attention stations, receiving a telephone alarm for smoke in a building originating from the basement near Portland Street.
00:24
That's going to be engine three, engine two, engine one, ladder one.
00:28
Rescue 1, Car 2.
00:35
2. Cartoos, respondent, property near Portland Street, smoke in the building.
00:40
This morning, we have two reports, smoke coming from the basement.
00:48
Katu, I've got two reports of smoke coming from the basement.
00:55
Car 2 on scene, property near Portland Street, two-and-a-half-story wood frame.
00:59
Nothing showing,
01:00
alarm sounding, building is being evacuated.
01:02
Let me check.
01:05
Cotoo, you're on scene, two-and-a-half-story wood frame, building being evacuated, alarm sounding, nothing's showing, you're investigating.
01:15
Peter 3 is on-scene.
01:21
Light of ones on scene.
01:24
On scene.
01:27
Engine 2 is at the Hydro near Portland.
01:31
Engine 34, stretch the dry line over to this side while they're masking up, please.
01:42
Next, you want on the scene.
01:45
You on the scene.
01:59
Press rule, have any answer in command?
02:02
Yeah, Cap,
02:04
make sure this building's empty, please.
02:09
One's on scene.
02:10
Region 1, your own scene.
02:17
31 from command, how you make it out?
02:24
Do you want to hop in, break in, Jim?
02:28
Here, which is this, 31.
02:29
Let's get a proof of waterfront down here.
02:31
It's going to melt it, melt it.
02:33
No smooth...
02:40
31 from command.
02:41
I got something melted.
02:43
You was broken up.
02:49
Engine to the car fuse.
02:50
You want to feed her?
02:53
Negative. Hold up on the feeder.
02:55
Okay, receive.
02:56
Staying by.
03:03
31 comes command.
03:04
You want me to get ventilation going down there for you?
03:08
That's the program room.
03:14
Come in, rest of the 11.
03:16
First floor, clear. I'm going to check, second floor.
03:19
Steve, third floor is clear, checking the second floor.
03:22
First floor, number one.
03:25
Preachee, first floor, level one.
03:28
Okay, too.
03:30
It's just like a battery fire that was put out by melted pipes.
03:40
Receive, it appears to be a battery fire put out by melted pipes.
03:44
No fire at this time.
03:46
Henry Katu, can you stop me a fire inspector to this address, please?
03:50
Two fire inspector in route.
03:57
31 from Katu.
04:04
Engine 31 from Cassu.
04:11
Passu, go ahead.
04:15
Are those batteries out of the solar storage?
04:19
Oh, it looks like it's a battery for a drill.
04:23
The whole pack is melted.
04:27
Receive.
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Location mentioned:
Portland St, Haverhill, MA 01830
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