CO Firefighters Narrowly Escape Blast When Water Hits Battery

Mitchell Byars

Colorado Hometown Weekly

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Apr. 11—A hybrid vehicle fire caused a small explosion at a home in Erie Tuesday morning.

Mountain View Fire Rescue officials tweeted that dispatchers received a report of a structure fire on Marlowe Circle in the Morgan Hill neighborhood of Erie at 8:16 a.m. Tuesday.

Firefighters found a hybrid Jeep 4XE hybrid smoking inside a garage. When crews put water on the vehicle, the battery caused a small explosion, blowing the garage door off its track.

The door flew 30 feet and almost hit a Mountain View Fire captain, but no injuries were ultimately reported.

The home sustained only minor damage.

"It was a scary moment for our crews this morning," Mountain View officials wrote.

It was a scary moment for our crews this morning on a call in Erie. Report came in as a structure fire with smoke in the home. Turned out to be a hybrid on fire, which lead to a small explosion from the battery. 

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