Fire Crews and Hazmat Teams Responded to Fire Involving Lithium Ion Batteries at Higuera Street Facility

Fire crews and Hazmat teams responded to fire involving lithium ion batteries at Higuera Street facility

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Firefighters and Hazmat teams were on the scene of a commercial fire involving lithium ion batteries inside a facility at 3825 Higuera Street Monday. According to the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at an approximately 10,000 square foot facility on South Higuera Street. Employees at the facility had safely evacuated and arriving firefighters spotted s…

Crews respond to fire at aerospace firm in San Luis Obispo

Multiple agencies responded to a fire at Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) on Higuera St. in San Luis Obispo on Monday morning.The fire broke out around 8:24 a.m., and San Luis Obispo City Fire reports the fire was extinguished by 9:12 a.m.KSBY News spoke with SLOFD Emergency Manager Joe Little at the scene, who said that due to the potential presence of lithium-ion batteries in the building during the fire, crews followed a hazmat protocol."…

Possible battery fire damages commercial building in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A fire damaged a commercial building in San Luis Obispo, on Monday morning. A lithium-ion battery is suspected to be the cause of the fire, according to SLO Emergency Manager Joe Little. Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning at an aerospace engineering firm, ESAero, at 3285 S Higuera […]