Smoking Nissan Leaf battery overheats at King Soopers lot, Littleton CO


Fire crews responded to a smoking Nissan Leaf electric vehicle at the King Soopers parking lot near West Littleton Boulevard. The vehicle was unplugged from its charger. The battery was overheating and showed signs of possible thermal runaway. Hazmat teams were called, and traffic control was arranged to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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At Kingsupers 100,
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West Littleton Boulevard Safety 2. Safety 2.
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Tiny to dispatch on 3.
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For the Kingsweepers, they're going to be at the charging stations for a Nissan leaf that's smoking.
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It has since been unplugged from the charger, owners with the vehicle.
00:27
Every time, so my apologies, you've got winds out of the northwest at 7.
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Thank you, got it.
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Come on to see now. I'll give me a report in just a second.
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Do you copy? Toll 10.
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612, let's just avoid the fuse for now, please.
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Okay.
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Just ask me, be tiny to.
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By 102.
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110-94 female.
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Conscious in breathing had a recent fall,
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hallucinating in pain.
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Happy 110.
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12-11.
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It's fast for Tiju.
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Hi-Ju.
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Monsine, we do have a smoking vehicle. No active flame at this time, we'll be investigating.
01:31
Coming a firm smoking vehicle with no active flame, should you be investigating at 1211.
01:41
Commandvention 11.
01:42
Yeah,
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11, come on scene.
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It's going to be on the east side of the parking lot along Broadway.
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11,
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if you pull up this row where Mediq 12 is, if you can move your vehicle, by the way, there's a plug right up there on the graph that we can use if we need it.
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West Metro Engine 13, West Metromed 12, Battalion Chief 1 map page V15A at, Leon Overlook Trail Rockborough State Park, 3933 feet 39.4949N, and 105-8 feet 39.08W, building number, not found?
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West Metro Engine 13,
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West Metro Medic 12, Battalion Chief 1
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Hasnett 38, 2019, Nissan lease.
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Copy 2019, thanks.
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West Metro Tower 14 Allergic Reaction map page the 15A at Leon Overlook Trail Roxborough State Park 3933 feet 39.49N and 1058 feet 39.08W, building number, not found?
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West Metro Tower 14, allergic reaction.
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West Metro Battalion Chief 3, Allergic Reaction, Map page V15A at Leon Overlook Trail Rockborough State Park, 3933 feet 39.49N, and 105-8 feet 39.08W, building number, not found?
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West Metro Battalion Chief 3, Allergic Reaction
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for us,
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the B-E-V, H-E-V or F-E-V.
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Stand-by.
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There's an 11, the battery is starting to lock, yeah.
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Eleven, can you repeat?
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The battery can run away.
04:42
Okay, batteries and runaway.
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Let's go ahead and try and isolate the air as much as possible right now.
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Anybody in the fumes out of the exhaust right now, make sure you're on air.
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We got a line for exposure protection only.
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No water.
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Stop the water.
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Turn water.
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The 11th Command, let's go ahead and chalk the wheels just in case.
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I got you on it, thank.
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Spass command.
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Can I get LPD for some traffic control?
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A-Firm, we'll get him headed your way, 1218.
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Matt, 38, command.
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38.
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Yeah,
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if you can access from Broadway to the main access to the Kingsweeper's parking lot, you should be able to pull past there a little bit, and we're going to need your blanket.
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There is a copy, we're coming up right behind 11th.
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I'll come face to face.
05:56
Just confirming we're good, not flowing water at this point, correct?
06:01
A-firm,
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I'll have my crews take a look to before we deploy the blanket, but we'll get it ready.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO 80120
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