Battery fire at recycling plant on Seventh Street
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East Rutherford Fire and Police
03:24
00:16
Attention Battalion Three,
00:19
Engine Two, Engine Three, Ladder Two, start responding to 101 Seventh Street.
00:25
It should be Atlantic Coast Fibers.
00:27
We have a caller stating that there is a confirmed fire happening.
00:32
Attention Battalion Three, Engine Two, Engine Three, Ladder Two, start responding to 101 Seventh Street, Atlantic Coast Fibers, for a possible fire.
00:42
Time now is 15 fifty-seven.
00:52
Sorry.
00:58
Eight.
01:01
Five to respond.
01:16
Engine three is responding.
01:20
Engine two responding.
01:26
Received. All companies responding.
01:27
Fifteen fifty-eight.
01:36
All right, ladder two is on scene establishing command.
01:40
One story, size two, lightweight
01:42
recycling plant.
01:43
We'll be out investigating.
01:45
Chief, come in off South Street.
01:50
All right, coming off of South Street.
01:53
Fire appears to be knocked and outside.
02:04
Chief, 1600 .
02:13
He's on location.
02:14
He is only coming in from ladder two A.
02:18
All right, Chief, it's a lithium ion battery pack.
02:21
It's thermal runaway.
02:22
It is on the exterior.
02:23
We're going to check the interior pile where they dragged it out.
02:28
Check. All companies just stand by a hydrant.
02:38
Engine two, pull up.
02:39
I'm gonna need some water here.
02:48
Engine three's at a hydrant on Lodi Street.
03:07
Chief, you didn't make it.
03:08
I believe you're trying to reach dispatch.
03:13
Yeah, that's affirmative.
03:14
Just confirming that a two A's report.
03:17
The incident on battery has the report from the structure.
03:20
They're just checking for extension.
03:23
At this time, everything's negative.