It is a role carved out especially for him as fires involving lithium-ion batteries grow more common, locally and elsewhere. Rezende, a battalion chief with San Diego Fire- Rescue and a 17-year ...

Hazardous materials investigators are responding to San Pedro where a big rig containing lithium ion batteries flipped over, trigging a partial closure of the 47 Freeway in the Long Beach area ...

A hazardous fire broke out in San Pedro around noon on Thursday after a big rig carrying lithium ion batteries overturned, causing at least one battery to explode, authorities said. Los Angeles ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- New legislation that took effect the first week of March set new safety standards for storing and charging personal mobility devices (PMD's) in San Francisco that are powered by ...

Following last week's lithium battery fire at an Escondido storage ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A semi-truck carrying six large lithium-ion batteries overturned Thursday in San Pedro, sparking a fire and hazardous materials concerns while also forcing a closure of ...

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“Any fire puts off toxic gases, and the gases from a lithium-ion battery fire are even more dangerous,” said Matt Salmon, a supervising deputy fire marshal with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Departmen ...

The Vincent Thomas Bridge is San Pedro remained closed Friday morning about 20 hours after a truckload of lithium ion batteries exploded and caught fire near the Port of Los Angeles. There were no ...

A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned on the 47 Freeway in San Pedro on Thursday, Sept. 26, sparking a fire and shutting down traffic in both directions between the 110 and 710 freeways.