Lithium battery fire closes Washington Street in downtown Toledo

Washington Street between Erie and Huron Streets was closed for several hours Thursday as crews handled a lithium battery fire.

Just before 11 a.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a truck fire at Washington and Erie streets.

Accoring to Toledo police, the driver of the truck, Cody Jagodzinski, 22, was picking up Veo scooters in the downtown area when a crate of lithium batteries in the back of the van caught fire…

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