/
/
Lithium Iron Battery Fire

Lithium Iron Battery Fire

Past

Three crews (Broughton, West Ashland, Newport Pagnell) alongside three officers attended.

Firefighters were called to one lithium iron battery on fire within a workshop.

An industrial fire blanket was used by onsite staff to suppress the fire

Firefighters used:

  • Four breathing apparatus sets
  • One extended hose reel jet
  • One main jet
  • Fire blanket
  • Thermal imaging camera
  • Small gear
  • Two positive pressure ventilation fans

The battery was removed by firefighters out of the workshop to an external place of safety and placed into a submersion tank.

One adult male received burns to their hands and was handed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service.

A fire investigation officer was also in attendance.

Northfield Drive, Northfield, Milton Keynes