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Fire marshal: three October fires included a lithium-ion battery fire and a landscape-lighting brush fire
Summary
The fire marshal reported three October fires — a ceiling fixture, a lithium-ion battery fire on Woodridge Circle likely caused by the wrong battery/charger combination, and a brush fire sparked by landscape lighting on Weeburn Drive — and highlighted school outreach and training.
The New Canaan fire marshal reported three fires in October and used the briefing to emphasize prevention, public education and training.
The fire marshal said one incident involved a ceiling fixture confined by cement-board construction that likely limited spread. On Woodridge Circle, investigators concluded the lithium-ion battery fire "looks like the wrong battery was plugged into the right charger," the…
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