EV fire prompts evacuations at Littleton shopping center

LITTLETON, Colo. — Multiple businesses at a Littleton shopping center were evacuated Sunday afternoon following an electric vehicle fire.

Crews with South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) responded to a parking lot at 100 W. Littleton Boulevard on a report of a Nissan Leaf on fire around noon.

Update: Current SMFR and EPA response protocol is to let the vehicle burn to cause less of a hazardous environmental impact. No danger to the community. pic.twitter.com/DNfaglTV8l

— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) September 28, 2025

SMFR said evacuations were issued as a precaution, as there have been no reports that the fire had spread…

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