Fire reported from exploding electric scooter batteries, Council Bluffs IA


Fire crews were called to a home where electric scooter batteries had caught fire and were exploding outside. The fire had been ongoing for about 15 minutes, and people nearby were unsure how to extinguish it.
Audio|Source: Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
Engine 61, Special Duty, 108, Cambridge Circle. Engine 61, Special Duty, 108, Cambridge Circle. Timeout, 259. Sixty-one in route. Engine 61 in route, 201. Gen 61, zone 410, 108, Cambridge Circle. Callers, electric scooter, batteries on fire. They don't know how to put it out. It keeps exploding. It's not near the house. It's been burning for 15 minutes. 108 Cambridge Circle. 61 Clare. 201.202.
Engine 61, Special Duty, 108, Cambridge Circle. Engine 61, Special Duty, 108, Cambridge Circle. Timeout, 259. Sixty-one in route. Engine 61 in route, 201. Gen 61, zone 410, 108, Cambridge Circle. Callers, electric scooter, batteries on fire. They don't know how to put it out. It keeps exploding. It's not near the house. It's been burning for 15 minutes. 108 Cambridge Circle. 61 Clare. 201.202.
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Near Cambridge Cir, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
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