Forklift fire caused by battery at Westport Road facility, Imperial PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a forklift at the Westport Road facility ran over a battery pack that caused smoke and fire. Fire units responded and later returned to service after the situation was controlled.
Audio|Heard on: Municipal / Regional Fire / EMS Imperial Fire
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02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Did they have a mechanic or a maintenance guy that can come back here and help us with this thing?
00:07
Yeah,
00:09
let me go outside and speak one of the supervisors.
00:11
Give me a second.
00:15
Dispatch engine 13 is on same.
00:20
(number withheld).
00:26
Report command from Truck 12.
00:30
Command.
00:35
Go ahead, truckwell's getting off the exit now, instruction.
00:42
Go ahead and pull behind Station 13 and hold your manpower.
00:46
We're still investigating.
00:49
Copy that.
00:54
Station 100 from command.
00:59
Okay, command.
01:02
You've got maintenance coming back to you right now.
01:08
That's copied, thank you.
01:13
Dispatch from Westport Command.
01:16
Dispatch from Westport Command.
01:22
...mash from Westport Command.
01:26
Good.
01:30
I'm good with the resources I have on scene.
01:32
You can have everybody else go back into service.
01:39
(number withheld). Fire dispatch, all units respond to near Westport Road.
01:42
All units gone on scene can return in service per command.
01:45
(number withheld).
01:46
(number withheld).
01:51
Dispatch truck 12 copies.
01:53
We're on scene now, but we'll go ahead and return.
01:54
Thank you.
01:58
(number withheld), thanks for help you.
02:02
Dispatch, rescue 13, coffee, the same.
02:08
45.
02:17
Dispatch from command.
02:22
Command, guide.
02:24
All right, looks like the forklift ran over a battery pack that caused it to smoke and catch on fire.
02:33
You can put, I can hold this to Station 100 and 152, everybody else can go back in the service.
02:42
(number withheld) fire dispatch all units and westport per command with the exception of station 100 only use can return in service.
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Location mentioned:
AMAZON, 1200 Westport Rd, Imperial, PA 15126
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