SAN DIEGO — A hidden danger could be sitting in your garage, tucked in your e-bike, or even charging in your living room. Lithium-ion batteries—commonly found in everything from smartphones to scooters and electric vehicles—are behind a growing number of fires in San Diego County.
According to records obtained by CBS 8, at least 83 fires over the past year have been linked to these rechargeable batteries.
“The number of batteries in our county is just increasing, and so the number of fires are going to go up,” said Chief Robert Rezende with San Diego Fire-Rescue…