Charging lithium-ion battery causes Port Charlotte store blaze

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) – A lithium-ion battery fire caused major damage to a business in Port Charlotte Tuesday, fire officials said.

Shortly after 1 p.m., Charlotte County Fire & EMS was dispatched to Batteries Plus on Tamiami Trail.

Firefighters found that a lithium-ion battery was on fire and additional batteries were exploding inside the store…

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