Smoke from lithium battery triggers evacuation, Suffolk VA


Smoke was detected from a lithium battery inside a washer-dryer room at a commercial building near Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Fire and rescue units, medical personnel, and police were dispatched to the scene to assess and handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Suffolk City Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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4-operators the Road to Harbour View Boulevard. We have PD arriving on scene now.
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At first they said that they saw fire and smelt smoke inside the washer-dry room, possible x-ray machine, they evacuated the building.
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Now saying it's a lithium battery, didn't see any fire to smelt the smoke and see the smoke.
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Okay.
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10-4[1]-3.
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Engine 11.
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Interimilibrillation construction number of...
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Change to the subject.
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Please all 11 units, one-seeing,
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depending on TV, deception, hotly clean,
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command to allow 11,
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positioning self-load of the building, rest of you to go in and assess, engine 11.
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All of the units from the rival scene is a patient against me.
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Medical weapons on scene, the closest in-service hydrant is behind (number withheld) is behind (number withheld). Harbour View.
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Enter 5 on-scene, one will pick up from a hazard.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Harbour View Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23435
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