The Honolulu Fire Department has determined that a blaze in McCully over the weekend was caused by a lithium-ion battery from an e-scooter. The case has been classified as accidental.
A car was totalled after a4500 block of Gridley Ave. in Veirs Mill Village was successfully extinguished early this morning.
No injuries were reported, but the damage is estimated at $248,000.
Firefighters and safety managers now face fires that may not respond to traditional suppression. This lack of clarity has fueled misconceptions about how these fires should be handled.
Fire crews responded to a residential fire in North Park on Sunday evening.
A car was found engulfed in flames originating from the lithium battery-powered electric scooter in the trunk.
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