{"id":446873,"date":"2026-08-29T04:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446873\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T04:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:30:08","slug":"charging-e-scooter-lithium-ion-battery-blamed-for-fresno-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446873\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging e-scooter lithium-ion battery blamed for Fresno house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 8 people are without a home after a house fire that was caused by a lithium-ion battery on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Fresno Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 3500 block of Palm Avenue after receiving multiple reports.<\/p>\n

Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of a single-story home, with the fire threatening a neighboring residence.<\/p>\n

The occupant who was home at the time was able to escape safely, and the occupants of the neighboring home also evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n

Firefighters prevented the flames from extending to the neighboring home, but the house where the fire started sustained significant damage. <\/p>\n

Eight people are without a home, but no one was injured.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined the fire was caused by the lithium-ion battery of an electric scooter that was charging at the time.<\/p>\n

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Because of the hazards associated with damaged lithium-ion batteries, the Fresno Fire Department\u2019s Hazardous Materials Response Team was requested to provide technical assistance, mitigate remaining battery hazards, and assist with decontamination of firefighters and their protective equipment.<\/p>\n

The Fresno Fire Department warned that lithium-ion batteries can pose a serious fire hazard if they are damaged, improperly charged, or used with incompatible equipment. <\/p>\n

The department advised residents to use manufacturer-approved batteries and charging devices, follow the manufacturer\u2019s charging instructions, and avoid leaving batteries charging longer than necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 8 people are without a home after a house fire that was caused by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-446873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}