MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Meridian Fire Department (MFD) is reminding people to properly store lithium-ion batteries after they have responded to five garage fires in the past two weeks. The department said three out of the five fires were started by batteries.
The most recent fire happened at the 2000 block of Meadowdale St., on Sept. 14 around 10:45 p.m. The MFD said no people were hurt but a family's cat died in the fire. The department is still investigating the cause.
Besides asking people to be cautious about battery storage, the department also reminded people not to charge batteries without supervision or overnight.
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