Fire involving lithium ion batteries at unit near East Drive Creek Road, Arapahoe County CO


Fire crews are responding to a fire involving lithium ion battery cells in thermal runaway at unit near East Drive Creek Road in Arapahoe County, CO.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, this is going to be a lithium ion battery issue.
00:03
Will you give me an off channel and send me 17th, that's not 17?
00:08
Up your chief, it's a lithium ion battery, you can have ops 3.
00:11
Again, ops 3 and we'll start, has been 17.
00:14
2112. Channel S&F3 Outside Fire[1], Map page T-23D-251, near East Drive Creek Road, Unit 338, Building B.
00:27
Channel SNFOS 3, Outside Fire[1].
00:30
As Matt 17, outside fire, map page T-23D-251, near East Straw Creek Road, Unit 338, building B, as Matt 17, outside fire.
00:46
Let's make 17.
00:47
Max 17. Can you believe that is for the call with Hammer 17, please? Yeah, we'll get you as well.
00:51
213.
00:52
Medic. Outside Fire[1].
00:54
Map page T-23D-251.
00:58
Near East Drive Creek Road, Unit 338, building B.
01:03
Medic 17, Outside Fire[1].
01:05
That's be time, too.
01:06
Okay. I'm going to establish Directory Command.
01:08
These are going to be some lithium ion battery cells that are in thermal runaway.
01:14
Happy, you're in command, and it would be lithium ion cells that are in thermal runaway.
01:19
2016.
01:20
And has been 17, man.
01:21
Hasman 17 to search.
01:22
17? You move over to the officer.
01:25
The 17 and officer? Yeah,
01:27
I'm going to give you guys a call on the cell phone, okay.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Outside Fire: Fire outside a structure
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Arapahoe County, CO
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