PHOTOS: Oakland home damaged after lithium battery caught fire

Bay City News

April 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM·1 min read

(BCN) — Spontaneous combustion of a lithium battery started a residential fire in Oakland early Sunday afternoon, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the blaze around 1 p.m. Sunday on the corner of E. 21st and 19th avenues.

Photos of the damage caused by the fire were posted by OFD (see below).

(Oakland Fire Department)
(Oakland Fire Department)
(Oakland Fire Department)

Firefighters reported heavy fire from the first floor of a two-story building but managed to contain the fire to the garage. There were no injuries reported and no one was displaced, fire officials said.

The fire department said the blaze appeared to be ignited by a lithium battery that caught fire.

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