Lithium battery fire in Gillette apartment, Gillette WY
Fire & ArsonA lithium battery caught fire in the sink of an apartment near South Gillette Avenue. The fire reignited when someone tried to move the battery. The apartment filled with smoke, and emergency services including fire, police, and EMS responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
03:17
Transcript:
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For residential structure, fire, 600 South Gillette Avenue, apartment 7.
00:21
Gillette, EMS, Battalion One Fire.
00:24
Respond to 600 South Gillette Avenue apartment 7 for a lithium battery fire.
00:30
Again,
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Gillette EMS Battalion One Fire, respond to 600 South Gillette Avenue apartment 7 for a lithium battery fire.
00:42
SOTO-3 responding?
00:45
10-4[1]. BC2 standby, we're getting the answer.
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SOMS 91-20.
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10-4[1].
01:03
DC2, SO, the battery is on fire in the sink currently.
01:10
Copy in the sink, thank you.
01:16
F-O-H wants responding.
01:18
Sent 4.
01:23
Cubby.
01:29
This is in South Gillette.
01:31
We've got PD on the way.
01:33
They should be arriving here pretty soon.
01:35
This is going to be a lithium battery fire.
01:38
It was on fire in the sink.
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The RP then tried to move the battery, and it lit back up on fire.
01:44
He said his apartment is full of smoke,
01:47
so I did ask for him to exit the apartment to get away from that.
01:52
The fire, he said, was a couple feet in diameter.
01:59
BC2, I'm on scene, that's the lead Gillette command.
02:01
Is he,
02:03
can you tell us what floor, seven is on?
02:09
PC2, the RP says that it's the ground floor.
02:12
Exterior, no evacuation, no audible visible alarms at the second.
02:19
TASO's Q7s responding.
02:22
104. 104.
02:25
Yeah,
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so Chief 3 responding.
02:28
104, Chief 3.
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So, Truck 1 is on scene.
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104.
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Truck 1, Alpha is right in front of the 7th Street if you take entry, sign,
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apartment 7.
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All operations will be on Tech 2.
02:47
Yeah, so into one's on scene.
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104.
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My unit, I believe PD may entry, I see a vehicle parked right in front.
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Five on scene.
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Copy.
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So, Chief 3 on scene.
03:16
104.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Location mentioned:
S Gillette Ave, Gillette, WY 82716
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