Oceanside

Oceanside house fire may have started from lithium-ion battery, fire officials say

NBC 7

A possible lithium-ion battery fire was extinguished in a home's garage by the Oceanside Fire Department, authorities said Thursday.

Flames from a 600 block of Tangier Court garage was spotted by a neighbor and the first fire engine arrived within five minutes, the OFD said in a statement.

The home's occupants were evacuated and its electricity was shut off, the statement said.

An OFD investigator was on the scene trying to find the cause of the fire.

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