Vehicle battery smokes and leaks fluid on Lakeside Ave, Clinton MA


Responders found a legally parked vehicle with smoke and fluid leaking from its battery compartment on Lakeside Ave. Firefighters disconnected the battery and contained the spill. No fire was present.
Audio|Source: Clinton Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Okay, this is the vehicle's parked in a legal spot.
00:01
The problem is, the battery area is smoking, and there's an odd smell coming from it.
00:06
Is there any way the fire department could come just to maybe cut the battery? I'm just concerned I don't want a fire to happen.
00:13
Proceed, we'll tell them.
00:14
Just tell them there's no flames or anything, just a little smoke around the battery.
00:17
I'm looking at it and fluid, so I just don't want anything to happen.
00:21
But no fire.
00:22
Clinton fire.
00:23
Clinton fire requested to the area of thick road at Lakeside Ave to meet police on scene in regards to a vehicle with some light smoke coming from the battery compartment.
00:37
No fire at this time PD on scene is requesting a response to assist with removing the battery cable.
00:43
Everything comes back.
00:45
Good. Active light.
00:46
Negative 50 enough. See, thank you.
00:47
Well, I'm into six, could be out.
00:49
Have you're out, 1241.
00:50
All right up a C5.
00:52
C5. As you're aware, the car was involved in an accident.
00:55
We cut the battery cables to discharge it.
00:58
It was also leaking some battery flow.
01:00
We applied some speedy dry.
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We're going to be clear.
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Location mentioned:
Lakeside Ave, Clinton, MA 01510
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