Latest Headlines
- ‘Jeff Bergosh Is Grateful’ — Longtime Public Servant Says Goodbye At Last Commission Meeting
- Ernest Ward Middle School Honors Veterans (With Photo Gallery)
- Two Injured In Single Vehicle Crash Near Century
- Former Ernest Ward Middle School Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling Over $50,000
- What Happens To Ernest Ward Middle Groups That Are Missing Thousands Of Dollars?
- Inez Chancery of McDavid Celebrating 102nd Birthday
- Escambia Elections Boss: Election Was Smooth, Turnout Exceeds 75%
- SEC Soccer Tournament Draws Thousands To Escambia County, National TV Coverage
- Local Students Attend SEC Soccer Tournament
- Steven Barry Keeps Escambia County Commission District 5 Seat For Fourth Term
Fire Destroys Large Detached Garage In Cottage Hill For Second Time In Four Years
September 1, 2024
For the second time in just over four years, fire destroyed a large, detached garage in Cottage Hill on Saturday afternoon.
The fire on Williams Ditch Road east of Handy Road was reported about 3:15 p.m. The first units for Escambia County Fire Rescue arrived to find the two-car garage fully involved in fire. Firefighters immediately went to work to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby home.
The homeowner tells NorthEscambia.com that radio-controlled car batteries had been placed on chargers in the garage just before the fire. Escambia County Fire Rescue conducted the investigation and determined lithium-ion batteries on the charger caused the fire. .
The garage had been rebuilt after it was destroyed by fire about 8 p.m. on April 27, 2020. Information on the cause of that fire was not available Saturday.
Pictured above and first two photos below Fire rips through a large, detached garage in Cottage Hill Saturday afternoon. Picture bottom photos: The same garage burned in April 2020. NorthEscambia.com and reader submitted photos, click to enlarge.
Comments
3 Responses to “Fire Destroys Large Detached Garage In Cottage Hill For Second Time In Four Years”
A friend that’s been an arson investigator for years said NEVER charge a warm to hot battery . He also said he’d never leave one charging for long periods–overnight unattended.ⁿ
These batteries will take the house down if the garage is attached. Very scary thought.
This getting way to common with lithium battery chargers. I wonder how much longer it will take for this to become another way for insurance companies to charge more if you have any kind of “lithium battery charger” in your house, garage or car.????
I have 3 chargers in my shop and I “try” not to leave them overnight charging…but… that’s almost impossible to do if you need them the next day.
We just be as safe as we can.