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Lithium-ion batteries
Police & Fire
Charging Lithium Ion Battery To Blame For Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
Another blaze broke out in a Maryland house due to a charging lithium-ion battery, according to the state fire marshal. A crew of more than two dozen firefighters from the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company and nearby agencies were called shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the 2200 block of Queensbury Drive in Fallston, where the homeowners advised that a fire broke out in a bedroom. Firefighters were quickly able to knock down the flames, officials say, and contained the damage to the one bedroom, though approximately $50,000 in damage. Fallston Volunteer Fir…