Garage couch fire caused by lithium battery
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Rahway NJ Fire-Tac
02:21
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00:00
it's PD saying it's the garage.
00:03
All right, two received.
00:07
It's a two-story wood frame multi-family.
00:10
I got smoke showing from the rear.
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I'll be a stop on West Franklin.
00:14
Two-story wood frame multi-family.
00:16
Smoke showing from the rear.
00:17
2342, car to us, command.
00:20
County engine one, I'll see.
00:24
Received, engine one.
00:25
County engine four, same traffic.
00:27
Received, four.
00:30
County ladder one, I'll see.
00:32
Received, ladder one.
00:35
Ladder one from engine one driver, I pulled past.
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You're gonna have to pull past me.
00:40
All right, county from command.
00:42
Three 60 complete.
00:44
There's a small smoldering fire in an attached garage on the Charlie side.
00:50
Received small smoldering fire in the attached garage on the Charlie side.
00:59
Attention from command.
01:01
This is a lithium-ion battery that discharged onto a couch that's smoldering.
01:06
Can you start a hazmat for overpack?
01:10
Received, starting hazmat for the lithium-ion battery.
01:14
One driver, you can charge the line.
01:18
All right, this is what I received from the water truck.
01:22
Come in, ladder one A.
01:24
Battery has been removed from the truck.
01:27
We're in the process of dumping it in a bucket and filling it with water.
01:33
All right, come in, receive that.
01:34
Battery has been removed.
01:36
Any extension?
01:39
Yeah, bro.
01:43
Come in, engine four A.
01:46
Answer.
01:49
Is it addressed and not charged?
01:54
All right, come in, receive.
01:57
Come in, engine one.
02:01
Your message, one.
02:04
We have a full bucket of water submerged the batteries.
02:11
I received batteries been submerged.
02:12
Any extension?
02:15
Negative. Negative.
02:19
I received negative on extension.
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