Silver Spring Car totaled after lithium-ion battery of a scooter in the trunk starts fire

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A car was totaled after a lithium-ion battery caught fire in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Fire and EMS officials.

Around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, first responders arrived at the 4500 block of Gridley Ave. in Veirs Mill Village to combat the fire. A scooter with a lithium battery stored in the trunk was found to have caused the blaze…

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