Remote-controlled airplane lithium battery may have caused garage fire in home near Fox Hollow Elementary

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from nan Idaho Falls Fire Department.

The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a building occurrence connected nan 2000 artifact of Genevieve Way Saturday day that was apparently caused by a lithium-ion artillery plugged successful for a remote-controlled airplane.

The homeowner called 911 astir 4:44 p.m. to study a occurrence wrong of nan car shed of nan home. The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded instantly and discovered a moving occurrence successful 1 area of nan garage.

The occurrence was put retired wrong minutes, and firefighters began ventilating fume retired of nan house. While nan occurrence was contained to nan garage, location is fume harm passim nan house.

There were nary injuries to civilians aliases firefighters.

Chaplains of Idaho were called to assistance nan residents of nan location who were displaced.

IFFD responded pinch 3 engines, 2 ambulances, a ladder motortruck and a battalion chief.

While it appears nan occurrence originated wherever nan lithium-ion artillery was plugged in, immoderate charismatic origin of nan occurrence will beryllium wished by Idaho Falls Fire Prevention and Investigation Division staff. Damages are estimated to beryllium astir $30,000.

IFFD encourages group to position lithium-ion artillery information accusation from nan National Fire Protection Association astatine www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/lithium-ion-batteries.

Emergency unit respond to nan car shed occurrence connected Genevieve Way successful Idaho Falls. | Courtesy Amy Stoa Sunderland