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Mar 11, 2025

Fire at Woodland apartment caused by charging lithium-ion battery displaces 8 - CBS Sacramento

By Brandon Downs Updated on: March 9, 2025 / 5:29 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento WOODLAND – Eight people are displaced after a charging lithium-ion battery caused a fire in a Woodland apartment early Sunday

By Brandon Downs

Updated on: March 9, 2025 / 5:29 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento

WOODLAND – Eight people are displaced after a charging lithium-ion battery caused a fire in a Woodland apartment early Sunday morning, firefighters said.

Early Sunday morning, crews responded to an apartment on the 100 block of 4th Street in Woodland to battle a fire.

Crews said they contained the fire but not after it caused all eight people who lived at the apartment to be displaced.

They said the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery used for a scooter that was charging inside the apartment.

A firefighter also suffered a minor injury.

"Lithium-ion battery fires can be extremely dangerous, spreading quickly and producing toxic smoke," crews said.

Brandon Downs is a digital content producer at CBS Sacramento.

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