Cell phone battery causes fire in Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – It wasn’t a charger left plugged in or a candle left burning-it was a cell phone that sparked an unexpected fire on a Capitol Hill porch Thursday morning. D.C. Fire responded to a small fire on the porch of a six story apartment building just before 9 a.m. in Capitol Hill. The fire was put out quickly and didn’t extend to the apartment. No one was hurt in the fire.

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