Orelia unit fire caused by damaged lithium-ion battery

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A unit in Orelia has gone up in flames.

Firefighters were called to the housing complex on Dent Court around 7.15pm on Thursday to find the single-storey unit fully involved.

Crews managed to extinguish the blaze by 7.40pm but the unit was sadly destroyed.

No one was injured.

A damaged lithium-ion battery has been deemed as the cause of the fire.

DFES advise those with unwanted or damaged lithium-ion batteries to dispose of them via a Household Hazardous Waste Program facility.
 

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