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Battery pack fire causes smoke in Jersey City houseJersey City NJ

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Jersey City, NJ

Firefighters responded to a house in Jersey City where a battery pack caught fire in the kitchen sink. The fire was contained to the battery pack and caused smoke inside the house. There were no injuries and no further fire hazards were found.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
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Transcript:
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Call is stating they heard an explosion, house filling with smoke, near Avenue.
00:06
Department 2, MLK to Rose Avenue.
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The caller is stating they heard something explode inside the house. The house is filling with smoke, near Avenue.
00:17
MLK drive the Rose Avenue.
00:19
Company's on response, engine 8, engine 22, and said...
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11th. Light of Tower 4, Line 11, Battalion 2, Rescue and Debt 1.
00:27
Box 791. Switcherating up in by and round 2.
00:40
We're on the three-story wood parade by the Bravo.
00:45
I got a smoke condition for the first floor we stretch along.
00:48
Receive Engine 8, you're on the scene, establishing Orient Avenue command, stretching a line.
01:05
Engineering Bravo.
01:07
Frederick McClosery line is a second floor.
01:19
Engine 8 dispatch.
01:22
We had a battery pack, catch on fire.
01:27
We have a battery pack, catch on fire.
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We have a smoke condition.
01:31
Recommend holding first engine, first truck battalion.
01:37
Receive holding engine 8, flight of tower 4, battalion 2.
01:42
Do you see that?
01:46
Diagintu receipt.
01:48
Tiant 2,0006.
01:51
You're on scene, assuming morning and afternoon.
01:59
Engine A lot of four.
02:00
Engine A, the latter form.
02:07
Engine A from Battalion 2.
02:10
Where is... the battery pack.
02:14
They're delivered in the sink.
02:16
It's not on fire anymore.
02:19
I'll reach out of fire anymore.
02:22
I'll reach out to Arson respond.

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