Scottsdale hazmat crews were at the city’s solid waste transfer facility near Loop 101 and Hayden Road late Saturday night monitoring a fire that involved a lithium-ion battery, authorities said.
Firefighters responded about 7:20 p.m. Aug. 15 to black smoke coming from a building at the facility. They found a fire and upgraded the incident to a first-alarm hazardous materials response, according to a Scottsdale Fire Department release.
A department spokesman said a lithium-ion battery was in the trash, requiring crews to retreat as fumes from the batteries are toxic.
