The crew handling the dangerous materials must deionize the batteries so they can be compressed for proper disposal. They must wear special protective gear, including fire-resistant clothes and masks.

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles popular in Los Angeles County.

The crew handling the dangerous materials must deionize the batteries so they can be compressed for proper disposal. They must wear special protective gear, including fire-resistant clothes and masks.

Highly combustible lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles are complicating cleanup efforts in the Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfire damage. Phase 1 of the federal ...