Tesla electric vehicle fire with suspected battery involvement, Elizabeth NJ
Fire & ArsonA Tesla electric vehicle caught fire in Elizabeth, NJ, with suspected battery involvement. Firefighters responded to extinguish the blaze and established a water supply. Hazmat was requested due to risks from the electric vehicle's battery. The operation caused some units to be out of service and may require additional support.
Audio|Source: Elizabeth Fire Department
05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Chief, can you tell if we have battery involvement, do we need to get hazmat with the EV equipment down there?
00:05
Unknown at this time, but it is, the rear car is a Tesla.
00:09
More than likely there is battery involvement.
00:11
Six or seven.
00:12
Southly County for HAZMA.
00:14
Department is we get started,
00:15
Kevin. Thank you. Chief, do you want me to get a company and get up how that and run it down there? Has my email.
00:20
And just sick, when you drop, just go wide, go around, because you got a bunch of track the trail is going to be fronting over.
00:26
Go ahead, brother said, I want...
00:27
I'm just three-ported.
00:28
I'm just three-ported. My dad.
00:29
Your Pirates. Battalion 6, Battalion 5.
00:32
Gotcha. See, if I had 7 engine coming down to 5 engines quarters, they may be in the area.
00:37
It's up that has my unit for you.
00:38
They may be the closest company right now.
00:40
That'd be perfect.
00:41
I just have a copy en route to free as I think I'm hazmat.
00:45
I'm just going to let you know we have uh we're out of service right now but we have members over at tumble street you can get you ready and you take it over there because we're out of service we're getting our rig worked on
00:55
okay yeah if you're out of service then uh let's get your member transport hazmat
01:00
engine seven companies made it out.
01:02
Agent 3 driver from Agent 6.
01:06
Engine 3, I'm 3.
01:08
All right, we're getting water from 5 engines, and then we're going to discharge to you.
01:12
Engine for water.
01:15
Affirmative.
01:17
Two special mark a minute.
01:22
Commit. Commit.
01:24
All right, we're going to confirm fire here.
01:27
This is a Tesla electric vehicle.
01:30
Just a one vehicle at this time appears to be fire under the battery.
01:33
The vehicle that is not affected at this time.
01:37
We got water on the fire, we're opening up the vehicle at this time.
01:40
And water supply is being established.
01:41
Confirm fire on the Tesla region.
01:44
Free engine, water is coming.
01:48
Edge of seven from truck three.
01:50
Seven answer.
01:51
Over if you have one on that rig.
01:52
Affirmative. Three engines from six engines.
01:54
What's the pressure coming in?
01:59
I got 150 coming in, engine six.
02:01
Region one is 16 for Corbyn, receive.
02:09
From the time 6th.
02:10
Good time, 5.
02:11
Hey, Chief, I'm not sure that how long this is going to go here, but we might need a new company into the city.
02:18
So truck three is out of service.
02:19
Hi, receive.
02:20
I also, I'm riding out of pipe engine for now.
02:23
A receipt. I'll give you a shout once I make an assessment, but it sounds like it's going to be a prolonged operation.
02:29
Reset. You know,
02:30
hold up.
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