Ocoee hazmat crews find smoldering battery in trailer truck

The Brief

  • Fire hazmat crews responded to a smoldering lithium-ion battery found in a trailer truck.
  • Officials said there was not an active fire.
  • UPS was contacting a hazmat company to dispose of the battery, officials said.

OCOEE, Fla. Fire crews responded to a hazmat 3 situation in Ocoee, finding a smoldering lithium-ion battery inside a trailer truck.

Ocoee fire personnel responded to a Hazmat Level 3 incident finding a lithium ion battery on Feb. 11, 2026. (Source: City of Ocoee)

What we know:

At around 1:40 a.m., Feb. 11, hazmat specialists with Orange County Fire Rescue, with the addition of the Ocoee Fire Department, responded to a parking area on Enterprise Street, finding a 48-foot trailer with a light haze coming from the back door. The area was located near a UPS Worldwide Express Freight Center. The shipping manifest reported that the truck had lithium-ion batteries inside.

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