Lithium-ion batteries heat up again at La Verne water facility, prolonging evacuations

Lithium-ion batteries damaged in a fire at a Southern California water treatment facility began heating up again Wednesday morning, forcing firefighters to resume cooling efforts as hundreds of residents remained under evacuation orders. The latest temperature spike occurred at a second battery storage system at the Metropolitan Water District facility in La Verne, where a […]Lithium-ion batteries damaged in a fire at a Southern California water treatment facility began heating up again Wednesday morning, forcing firefighters to resume cooling efforts as hundreds of residents remained under evacuation orders. The latest temperature spike occurred at a second battery storage system at the Metropolitan Water District facility in La Verne, where a […]