PHOTOS: Investigators blamed a large amount of lithium batteries for a fire that broke out inside a Davis County garage. Officials said the homeowner called 911 emergency dispatchers to report the fire around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Crews with the Layton Fire Department were called to the home near 500 West and 1875 North. Firefighters from the Hill Air Force Base Fire Department were also called out. Battalion Chief Jason Cook said when firefighters arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke coming from the structure. โCrews arrived, and found a lot of smoke heavy, dark smoke coming out of the garage,โ Cook said.
He said the fire stayed in the detached garage and did not spread to the home. Cook said it appeared that the lithium batteries stored in the garage ignited. โThe batteries themselves often generate enough heat that they can ignite combustibles that are near them, which is what may have happened here,โ Cook said. The exact cause of the fire was under investigation. โWhile we’ve not made a final cause determination, the fire appeared to begin at the origin point, very near a large collection of lithium batteries that had been in the garage. An estimate of damages was not available.
