Expanding lithium battery sparks hazmat alert in Hillsborough, Hillsborough Township NJ
Fire & ArsonEmergency teams responded near Cromwell Court in Hillsborough Township to a lithium-ion battery in a power bank that was crackling and expanding but not yet burning, prompting a hazmat alert.
Audio|Source: Somerset County and Franklin Twp
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Transcript:
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Got a 365-37-5 responding near Cromwell Court for fire investigation of a cell phone power bank that's crackling.
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37-fire, 36-5 respond near Cromwell Court for fire investigation of a cell phone power bank that's crackling.
00:26
We got to T3-7-7-4.
00:29
Where is your chiefs are you, Tief 3-7?
00:34
Danny Mitty phone for time responding.
00:37
Okay,
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sir. Tiny engine, time responding to three.
00:44
Great.
00:49
Teddy, light of 36 is flying with two.
00:52
All right.
00:57
Any of which you have a rather than one stop, you can't have a phone no redneck.
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Person.
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Johnny is on the location.
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Terry is on the location.
01:11
Here is.
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Two-s-R-R-R-Mault example.
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County, you could put Chief 7 on location.
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You could bring up that bucket there, battery, it's a pop.
01:29
Cromo, commandant, scotty.
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Commandant, guys.
01:35
You can have a hazmat response.
01:37
The battery has expanded.
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It has not caught fire or started smoking.
01:45
Alright.
01:53
County Hazmat Rep Fire Command at near Cromwell Court, Hillsborough Township requesting a rep response repeating Somerset County to Hazmat, Hillsborough Township near Cromwell Court Fire Command on location requesting a rep response due to a expanding lithium Ion battery, 1700.
02:21
Non-A-Broad responding Oldsville.
02:26
I received 99-Abro.
02:30
Uh,
02:33
Sufflin Power Bank.
02:34
There's a rapidly expanding battery per command.
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Receive, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Cromwell Ct, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844
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