Following Fire, City Reminds Residents to Dispose of Lithium Batteries Safely
Kirstin Davis, Communications Manager, 509.625.7773
Friday, February 18, 2022 at 5:46 p.m.
Following a fire at the City of Spokane’s Waste to Energy Facility this week, the City is reminding residents to take the time to dispose of lithium batteries safely. While an exact cause of Wednesday’s fire on the garbage tipping floor could not be determined, a lithium battery that was thrown away in the trash is the expected culprit.
“Lithium batteries are in so many of our consumer…