Man suffers facial burn injury from battery explosion, Gary IN


A 45-year-old man suffered burns to his face when a battery exploded near W Taft St. Emergency services are responding to the incident.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Engine 9810, burn victim, near W Taft St, time out, 10, 37 hours, burn victim.
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I'm happy.
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1567, so they don't want to report?
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I spoke to a note in front of the resident P.
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Advice and call.
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Can you get a better address?
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104, that female that they call, she's got an adjacent house for 2034, 2034 Georgia, 2034 Georgia.
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So I'm not sure if that's it, but I'll call her back.
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Okay.
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10, 38 hours, sick person.
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I copy 9810 responding near W Taft St for a 45-year-old male that had a battery blow up in a face.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Taft St, Gary, IN 46404
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