Caught on video: Battery charger catches fire in garage of Garden Grove home

Monday, November 27, 2023
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- Firefighters in Orange County issued a warning after home video captured the moment a fire started in the garage of a home.

The fire happened Saturday at a home on Santa Barbara Avenue in Garden Grove, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The agency said it started because of a failed lithium-ion battery charger that was in the garage.
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Crews were able to keep it from spreading to the rest of the house. No injuries were reported.

The OCFA reminded people to never leave a battery charging unattended and never leave something charging in an exit path.
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