Vehicle fire caused by lithium-ion battery explosion, Louisa County VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a vehicle fire involving a dump trailer attached to a pickup truck near Hidden Farm Drive and Chopping Road. The fire, initially with six-foot flames, was extinguished. The cause was an exploding lithium-ion battery in the trash.
Audio|Source: Louisa County Fire and EMS
05:13
Transcript:
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Box two saying for the vehicle fire, no exposure, intersection Hidden Farm Drive and Chopping Road, company to trauma 1,000.
00:27
Fox 210 from the vehicle fire no exposure and Farm Drive and Chopping Road company to trauma 1.5 at 935.
00:42
Louisa trauma 1.5 responding.
00:47
Trauma 1 5 at 936.
00:51
Louisa is from Battalion 104.
00:54
The Battalion 104.
00:58
Do the notes and the weather conditions.
01:00
Go ahead and a company, one of that also.
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I'm en route.
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24336. C2, I'm responding.
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Chief 20036. Chief 20036.
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Box 2-10 for the vehicle fire, no exposure, Hidden Farm Drive and Chopping Road, company one added at 936.
01:31
Tanker one, I'm direct.
01:33
936.
01:41
1.04 from Chief 2.
01:42
I can't see the notes.
01:44
Can you give me the update?
01:48
Okay, it's going to be a dump trailer on fire with six-foot flames.
01:56
Okay.
02:03
Louisa from Battalion 104.
02:05
Is this going to be a tractor trailer or just a small dump trailer behind a pickup?
02:10
Just a small dump trailer behind a pickup.
02:20
Oh, you know what they didn't want to roll with four?
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937.
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Engine two in a row four.
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Engine two and three, you jerk?
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Two.
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Ten-four.
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Hello, I'm from 1-3.
02:46
I'm on location.
02:48
Do you have a better location?
02:50
I don't see any smoke or any flame anywhere.
02:57
Negative. They're going to be on Hidden Farm Drive.
03:00
It's going to be out with trailer.
03:03
It looks like fire's pretty much out at this time.
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Continue all units.
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Okay.
03:09
I'm direct.
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939.
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Battalion from Medic 1-3.
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It looks like the fire's out.
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It's just smoldering.
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It's going to be a pickup truck with an attached trailer.
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I'll copy that. If you're good, we'll hold it the engine two.
03:24
We'll turn to balance.
03:26
Affirmative, sir.
03:30
Copy. Right, Louisa, you can hold it to Mineral City, you can return the other units.
03:42
I'm directed.
03:43
Tanker 1 and Engine 1.
03:45
Chiefs who you can go in service.
03:46
Also, Trauma 1-5.
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1-5, we're ready.
03:56
Any one available?
04:00
Tanker, one-three.
04:04
Louisa, tanker too, direct also.
04:09
Louisa from Medic 1-3.
04:11
Be advised, this is going to be a lithium ion battery that has exploded in the trash.
04:18
The caller has the fire out at this time.
04:21
You can, again, reduce everything except for engine two.
04:28
Let me just start.
04:31
Need it too long ago.
04:40
921.
04:43
C2 on location also.
04:47
2941.
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Medic 1-3. I'm going to be in service.
04:51
Command has been turned over to someone.
04:56
Direct, I'm 41.
05:04
Chase 2, Louisa 2.
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Chase 2, Louisa.
05:10
Fire's out.
05:12
McGraw units in service.
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Location mentioned:
Chopping Rd & Hidden Farm Dr, Virginia 23117
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