Lithium Battery Smoking And Vibrating At Southwest Kenworthy Dr, Ankeny IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 09:21 PM

Near SW Kenworthy Dr, Ankeny, IA 50023

Fire crews responded to an incident at Southwest Kenworthy Drive where a lithium battery was smoking, vibrating, and emitting an odor. The battery was unplugged and placed outside on the pavement away from buildings to prevent any hazards.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP

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Power 115, Investigation Assignment, CMDC, near Southwest Kenworthy Drive.

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Tower 115, Investigation Assignment, CMDC, near Southwest Kenworthy Drive, between Southwest Coast 2 Drive and Southwest Franklin Drive.

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Start 1, Time Out, 2322.

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3.29, did you want me to hold them? We're out here.

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Several cars out here.

00:34

Copy.

00:39

20, them. Come me out with them.

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Copy.

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2.41 on scene.

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241 on scene.

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Can you put me out on an unknown problem at 614 University?

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Copy, you need any more?

01:06

Not at this time.

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Copy.

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1-23, Adam, traffic.

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Go ahead.

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Southeast 9th and time here with John Queen Adam, 129, a second one of us.

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1-2-9, a second one of us.

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1-2-3-8-Torffield,

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23, 24.

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135.

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I'm staying by, 135, Adam.

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135-9-18 Wade Street, 1318, 1318 Wade on Suicide Private Collar's Foundation Crisis Line.

01:46

On the phone with the Darwin, who's starting to take a bottle of pills to end his life.

01:51

He hasn't taken him yet, but he's thinking about it.

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Copy.

01:59

NC4.

02:03

Next, I'm coming in so I can take the trip.

02:07

Grapey, I'll show you want it, thank you.

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1.24.

02:21

Can you put me on the cell button, Aurora?

02:29

Investigation,

02:31

Ropea had a lithium battery that was smoking and vibrating and putting off some sort of a odor.

02:38

Something we've kind of had everything been plugged and sitting on the pavement outside away from everything.

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Near Southwest Kenworthy Drive check.

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