Battery malfunction causes minor smoke at double-wide home, Farmington MO
Fire crews responded to a report of smoke at a double-wide home near Stork Road. The cause was a melted battery that produced minor smoke but no flames. Ventilation was performed to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: St. Francois County Fire
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Transcript:
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60 Central, can you confirm on mapping? This is the first right off Stork Road.
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As you're going to get a left-hand side just for the county line.
00:20
It looks like you turn on the road that's labeled Stork Road into Washington County as you make that left and make the immediate right in the driveway still in this county.
00:32
That's what I'll figure and I'm falling in now, thank you.
00:34
On the scene.
00:36
Clear on the scene, 422.
00:43
Land Central, I've got a double wide on a foundation, nothing showing.
00:51
Clear double wide, nothing's showing, 423.
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60 Central.
01:02
Go ahead, sir.
01:06
Just for your notes, it was a battery melted runaway.
01:10
Fires out, I'll be out for a little while for ventilation.
01:15
Clear a melting battery, you're out for ventilation, 424.
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Location mentioned:
Farmington, MO 63640
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