Battery Fire in Sheriff's Office

[MikeF]

In the Mesa County Sheriff's office in Grand Junction Colorado early yesterday morning there was a fire involving a battery that exploded in a charger in a sergeant's office. There is no information in any of the stories from media outlets about the battery's type or chemistry. It says a Deputy tried to control the fire with a fire extinguisher but couldn't so he closed the door and the sprinkler system put out the fire. I will try to contact the Media Contacts at both the Fire Department and the Sheriff's Office to see if they will tell me anything specific about the battery and charger involved. It may take a while to contact the Public Information Officers on the weekend. There is no information I can find on the Mesa County Sheriff's website about the fire. I found a press release on the Grand Junction Fire Department's website but it too has no specifics.

The Denver Channel - KMGH-TV7 ABC Affiliate
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20170235/detail.html

Grand Junction Fire Press Release
[URL]http://www.gjcity.org/CityDeptWebPages/FireDepartment/News/PDF/072409-3.pdf[/URL]

Grand Junction Sentinal Newspaper Article
http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/07/24/072509_3a_Sheriff_Dept_fire.html

 

[MikeF]

Why doesn't this appear in new posts when I check for replies?

 

[gswitter]

If you've made the last post in a thread, that thread won't show up in your searches for new posts.

Back on topic...

I'm certainly curious to hear details about the cell and charger used.

 

[Boy SureFire]

wow I'm starting think my cell phone, and other battery op stuff could be the death of me

 

[MikeF]

I was able to get more information today. I was told that the fire was from a lithium ion battery in the charger for a "Speed Monitoring Device".

 

[gswitter]

(must resist urge for smarmy remark)

 

[Boy SureFire]

"Speed Monitoring Device".

So that's what women now days tell TSA screener's when they ask "what that long vibrating thing is," in their carry on bag:devil:

 

[Search]

So that's what women now days tell TSA screener's when they ask "what that long vibrating thing is," in their carry on bag:devil:

If you look at my last thread about Alkaline leak. That's exactly what the battery was in.

I'm so ashamed

Edit.. It wasn't mine. This isn't going to end well.

 

[Boy SureFire]

If you look at my last thread about Alkaline leak. That's exactly what the battery was in.

:eeew:
P.S. Can U post a thread link?

Never mind I found it :eeew:

 

[Black Rose]

If you look at my last thread about Alkaline leak. That's exactly what the battery was in.

I'm so ashamed

Edit.. It wasn't mine. This isn't going to end well.

Should've used Eneloops

 

[Boy SureFire]

If you look at my last thread about Alkaline leak. That's exactly what the battery was in.

I'm so ashamed

Edit.. It wasn't mine. This isn't going to end well.

should have...... Oooh never mind (me and my dirty, filthy, twisted, unclean, sick, mind:shakehead)

 

[Search]

Edit, just can't go there.

 

[Illum]

should have...... Oooh never mind (me and my dirty, filthy, twisted, unclean, sick, mind:shakehead)

please don't go there, and for the love of god don't try to recover the thread by associating whatever you were thinking back to the topic on the thread title.

We don't need long vibrating equipment in any office:tired:

 

[Boy SureFire]

OK I think it's all out of my system, back on topic, I hope no one was hurt

 

[SilverFox]

I think this thread has provided all the usefulness it can, at least for now.

Tom