Residential fire caused by lithium bike batteries, Bradenton FL


A residential home near 28th Ave Dr E caught fire caused by lithium-ion bike batteries igniting in a back room. Flames and heavy smoke were visible. A female burn patient was found at the rear of the house; no one else was inside. All occupants were safely outside. Fire crews responded promptly with interior and exterior attacks, conducting primary and secondary searches with no further victims found.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
08:51
Transcript:
00:00
Copy 1920. The U.S.E.2ndi.
00:10
All units and route to the structure fire at near 28th Ave Dr E.
00:20
We've gotten multiple calls on this in the back of the house.
00:23
A bunch of batteries are in it. These flames and black smoke.
00:30
No one trapped, caller was out of the building.
00:38
Copy that, time three copies all everybody's out of the house, back of the structure, possible batteries inside the structure.
00:47
All you start structure fires are now saying lithium bike batteries cause the fire in the back room, unknown how many?
01:01
Battalion three copies possible lithium-ion batteries.
01:05
1913.
01:11
Keeper engine 481 with our closer tiger.
01:19
Close the site is going to be 30.
01:21
21, 328. 221, 328.
01:24
This is-321 on scene. We have a single residential structure.
01:29
We have smoke and fire showing from the D-D corner, or CD corner.
01:36
We'll be passing command of the second unit. We'll be seen-machine fire attack.
01:43
Copy with that engine 321. 28.
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328, go ahead.
01:48
I don't need a EMF unit. I look like I have a burn patient at the back of the house.
01:55
Copy, burn patient back of the house, 1914.
01:58
Alpha 16 is coming your way.
02:01
Peace, Chief Battalion 3. Give me a second unit now. Thank you.
02:07
Copy the battalion 3, second unit 1914.
02:13
I'm third unit in, now I'm going to need to go right to the C& and feed your tank. Water, the 321.
02:26
Alpha 2.
02:32
Structure Fire[1], near 28th Ave Dr E. Respond on Pack 3.
02:49
He's the d'4-2108.
02:53
Copy 41, 1916.
02:57
Command from 41 will be hooking to 321. He'll be hooking to 321.
03:14
Alpha 10, Fall,
03:17
6501, 17th Avenue, West Raventon. Respond on Tack, 4.
03:26
I copy then, thank you.
03:33
329. D.C.
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Inspector 394 and Route 2, Structure Fire[1].
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You copy 28.
03:49
Commander from 321 interior, we need so many outside feeding us hard.
03:55
Last again, can you repeat?
04:05
Fire attack, we need assistance on the exterior, giving us hose inside, please.
04:12
I'll copy that, 320H crew. Can you assist?
04:15
All with the order?
04:20
I'm Italian 3 on scene, assuming command.
04:23
The last order was to assist 321 with interior attack coming in from the front door.
04:32
Copy where this sits with attack going through the front door. Also be advised, the patient is located on the Delta side of the house at 928.
04:41
She has cut, not burned.
04:47
She reported that nobody is inside the house.
04:51
She was the only occupant.
04:53
Uh,
04:55
copy that. You guys have got one burn patient, female to the rear of the house, nobody else in the occupancy.
05:04
Command for fire, can I go.
05:06
Water on the fire inside the home.
05:09
Uh,
05:10
copy that. Also, ECC, would you give me two more ends if I'm going to need a water supply on this? Next incoming unit is coming to the scene.
05:23
Copy commands, two more units in 1990.
05:28
C6C's ladder 219 on safe.
05:31
Copy 219.19.
05:33
Command from 481.360's been complete.
05:38
You have a mobile home on the Charlie side within 5 feet.
05:43
You also have multiple vehicles throughout.
05:50
I'll copy that.
05:54
Command from 328 driver.
05:58
Have your first medic unit come in off 30th. The patient is up by the dirt road.
06:05
Okay, my first human agency is already outseen.
06:16
Engine 482. Engine 412. Structure Fire[1].
06:20
Near 28th Ave Dr E. Respond on tack, three.
06:30
I'm sorry, can you repeat that loud?
06:34
We need ventilation.
06:37
We're ready for it? We're going to conduct a primary search.
06:54
Engine,
06:55
631,95, water, service call,
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14,695, waterline, road, radenton, respond on tack, 6.
07:07
The EMS correction, if that's access will be off of 30th Avenue for the patient.
07:17
Copy.
07:20
Can you repeat your last transmission?
07:24
Commanders fire attacks.
07:26
We have fire knocked. We have fire knocked down.
07:30
ECCC the engine for 82's in route, near 28th Ave Dr E.
07:36
Copy for you two en route 1921.
07:42
Command 328, primary search completed negatively health.
07:52
Copy, I copy, primary search complete. Primary search complete.
07:56
You're going to send 219 in to do a secondary search with you guys.
08:03
Command from 481, we just made entry and we can do the secondaries.
08:10
Are you saying secondary search is completed with negative results?
08:16
We make it a 481, just made entry.
08:21
We're going to be conducting the secondaries.
08:25
I copy that, thank you.
08:28
DC from squad 328. What medic unit is on scene?
08:32
28, you have office 16 on scene.
08:37
Man, I got 13 with a patient over here by 21.
08:40
You have a patient by 28, too.
08:44
Patient over on by 28 as well.
08:49
There's access off 30.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Structure Fire: Building/structure fire incident
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