Lithium battery fire contained at commercial auto service, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a lithium-ion battery fire at a one-story commercial auto service building near South Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. The fire caused light smoke and was controlled with on-site resources. Hazmat teams were called due to the battery hazard. The fire was declared knocked down and removed safely from the building.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
06:38
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, all companies responding near South Fairfax, just stage one block out.
00:11
Truck 94, you got EMS 18.
00:13
I'll be with the rest of 16.
00:18
Copy that, EMS 18.
00:26
Yeah,
00:28
Metro from Lightforce 94 on scene here near South Fairfax.
00:34
What we have is a one-story commercial 200 by 300.
00:38
It is being used as an auto Beverly Hill service station.
00:45
We got very light smoke showing.
00:48
We're going to be able to handle with the resources on scene.
00:52
Can you attach?
00:55
Hazmat for a lithium battery.
01:16
Light smoke showing handling with the resources on scene, you'll be getting hazmat 95,
01:23
the Light Force 95,
01:25
and attached your incident.
01:31
Roger.
01:38
Yeah, copy that.
01:40
Sixty once, just got stage one block out.
01:45
Forty-three.
01:49
Rescue 848 on the radio, 5'6, (number withheld) Street.
01:55
It's your rescue 14, seizure at (number withheld) East 32nd Street.
02:00
Yeah,
02:03
copy that 58th.
02:04
I understand the batteries outside already and you guys are applying water to it.
02:11
Yes, that's correct.
02:12
The batteries on the engine lift out front.
02:16
They've got a hose line on it.
02:18
Engine 68 is just doing the last inside,
02:21
just making sure it was only isolated in one battery.
02:24
Everybody outside is on air.
02:28
Very well. We'll get some blowers for the commercial.
02:38
We're getting all prepped up inside for our floor.
02:43
Yeah, 6-8, copy.
02:49
We're to smoke for Light Force 38, Agent 49, F-15, a weapon to move her.
02:58
Sorry, it's 9 o'clock.
03:05
Intro from Fairfax I.C., we're going to call it a knockdown.
03:15
Fairfax, I see, Roger.
03:17
Knocked-out time, 1237.
03:26
AP4, Rescue 3, you can both cancel.
03:32
Force you go to the Italian Union.
03:41
Rescue through your copy.
03:45
Rescue through your other copy.
03:51
Get your truck on the roof.
03:54
He's in 68 fire attack.
03:57
458 backup,
03:59
68 medical, MSAT medical.
04:01
They capture it all.
04:05
Yeah, that's correct.
04:07
I've got 8-9, or correction, rescue 858 handling the blowers.
04:19
You know, it's a company you got knocked down as well.
04:21
Those are the ions that burning its day.
04:25
Yeah,
04:28
that's correct.
04:29
They have it on some kind of forklift chained up and it's outside now.
04:39
Conteases static, we can release resources.
04:43
Test 461.
04:46
Yeah, I think we can handle it with Lightforce 94,
04:50
Engine 458, engine 68,
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and rescue 858.
04:57
And we'll hold on to rescue 68.
05:00
Okay.
05:04
Hydro help date.
05:05
Andrew.
05:11
Hi, it's me from Injun 5-8.
05:14
I have Rescue 5-8 with me, the Lerpanel blower.
05:18
Rescue 8-5-8 is not on-face.
05:23
Copy Rescue 5-8,
05:26
not 8-5-8.
05:33
Rescue 898, averaging 13011, Carl.
05:44
Metro Battagin 18's Lentine South Fairfax.
05:48
We have is 100 by 200 commercial, had lithium ion batteries burning inside since become static.
05:55
It's removed from the building.
05:57
We're going to be able to handle with Truck 9,
06:01
Rescue,
06:03
Engine 68, Engine 458, Rescue 68.
06:10
and the Rescue 58,
06:12
MS-18, will be coming available as well as 61.
06:20
Lieutenant 18, Roger Handley with Lifeforce 94, Engine 68, Engine 458, Rescue 58, would you like to take this back to Channel 7?
06:30
Yes, go back to 7, we'll keep the time.
06:36
918, Roger, holding tackport team, moving this back to Channel Southern.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
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