In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, Strathcona County firefighters were called to a fire at a home in a rural part of the county.
Fire fighters are warning about the potential risks posed by lithium-ion batteries, after a blaze destroyed a home east of Edmonton. Lisa MacGregor explains.
“There was a fire on the ground by her front entrance and couldn’t understand what was causing the fire because there’s no electrical there,” Esson said. “She ran and got the fire extinguisher, put it out and she said within like 30 seconds it just started up again. She put it out again and same thing happened.“It went up again and she said, ‘I gotta get out, the smoke is just too thick.’”
“ had no idea about these batteries,” Swensrude said. “I do think there needs to be definitely more consumer awareness around them in the safety. Esson said she was “absolutely floored” to learn about the batteries, as she has several in her house and garage.Kelly Lehr, deputy chief of operations support for Strathcona County Emergency Services, said the county has responded to two fires caused by lithium-ion batteries this year. While the county is not seeing a spike in these types of fires, Kelly Lehr said officials are becoming more aware of them.
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