Lithium battery ignites fire at Upstate manufacturing plant

Lithium battery ignites fire at Upstate manufacturing plant

Amanda Shaw | August 8, 2024

SENECA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Seneca Fire Department said two people were evaluated by medical professionals after a “stubborn fire” broke out at a manufacturing plant on Thursday morning.

Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to an alarm at BorgWarner on Wells Highway shortly after 8 a.m.

Officials said a lithium battery caught fire on one of the lines. Fire crews and BorgWarner employees worked together to get the battery removed and placed in a containment box.

It took hours to get the smoke removed from throughout the facility.

Firefighters said an employee was treated for smoke inhalation and a firefighter was transported to a medical facility to be checked...more
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/lithium-battery-ignites-fire-at-upstate-manufacturing-plant/ar-AA1otsSb

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ev-battery-explosion-destroys-house-in-ahmedabad/articleshow/112359478.cms