Smoke from off-gassing lithium-ion battery in building, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to smoke from an off-gassing lithium-ion battery inside a building on Gracie Allen Drive. There was no active fire. Crews worked to ventilate the area and planned safe methods to move the heavy equipment outdoors to reduce smoke exposure.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
Up on 14, 458.
00:04
Yeah, engine 458, you got Battalion 18 on team.
00:07
Give me a row now, what you have?
00:14
Chief, what we have here is a bed cart essentially two feet by six feet by a footbed,
00:22
off gassing on a floor set.
00:27
We are unable to get it to open air, and as we see it right now, the aroma is getting to patient floors,
00:33
so we're trying to figure out the best route to get it outside to open air.
00:37
No fire, just smoke.
00:40
All members are on air at this moment.
00:45
Okay, I copy.
00:47
Do you need more personnel to assist?
00:49
Right now you got a hazmat squad 95 coming.
00:57
Negative. At this time, 458 is capable.
01:01
We're trying to figure out how we can get this to open air at the moment.
01:06
Are you opposed to an off-gassing lithium-ion battery machine going in an elevator that's taken over to get it down two floors to get it into open air?
01:21
Let's try to wait for alternative options.
01:27
The maintenance guy in charge of him says there are a couple thousand pounds.
01:31
We considered to take it down the stairwell, but I don't know that we have enough manpower to carry an item that size, carefully or safely down.
01:46
Okay, I copy.
02:00
On the air handlers to get some of this impacted airspace exhausted to open air as well.
02:08
They're working on that.
02:11
I just want to confirm that the HVAC goes to the exterior and not inside, correct.
02:22
Confirmed, maintenance on scene, that's what they're looking into before they turn it on.
02:28
Okay, I copy.
02:33
We're at the intersection of Manchester and Western, we find no great truck.
02:37
Do you have anything further?
02:42
Gracie Allen drives.
02:44
We do have one with the AmI battery that is off-gassing.
02:47
No fire issue at this time.
02:50
I'll be known as Gracie IC.
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Location mentioned:
Gracie Allen Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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