Smoldering iPad battery causes burning smell at home


Audio|Source: Palo Alto Fire
02:28
Transcript:
36 of 19. Truck 66, okay. Truck 66, okay. Truck 66, respond to structure fire. At 1685 Mariposa Avenue, Cross Streets are Miramonte Avenue and Castilea Avenue. Uh, Cran 621 radio, check. 96. Go ahead, a truck 66. Truck 66, design 66. On the side of you, the engine 66. You're going to help them investigate. They have this small, a wood burning odor inside the house. They need an extra set of hands. To search, just bring your equipment and your tick. That's it. We're going to be a minute. We're stuck out here on Churchill. We're going to walk in. Go ahead to Meripose IC. I understand your situation we're in after your size up to me verbally. I'll go ahead and take over Meriposa IC. We'll just designate you as engine 66. You'll be investigating. Working for you will be truck 66. Mirror of Post-I.C. copies. We have an update. We found the source. It was an iPad. Looks like the battery was smoldering, no fire, but it's what caused the odor. We've gotten that out. You can cancel all units we can handle. Maripose I-C copies found the source. We'll cancel all units. Engine 56, we may be able to cancel all units.
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Location mentioned:
Near Mariposa Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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