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Connor Murphy 4/25/2023  

Source: Jacksonville.com The Florida Times union

Title: Hazmat crews, Jacksonville firefighters contain battery plant fire, potential dangers

Article Date: April 25th 2023

Local

Who was involved: Jacksonville firefighters

Where did this event happen? This event happened in lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Cecil Commerce Center on the Westside in Jacksonville Florida.

This event took place on April 25th 2023 at 7:15am and is still burning now. 

What happened? A 20,000 pound battery caught on fire. The first attempts to take out the fire did not work with chemicals and fire extinguishers. Other. batteries were moved to other spots to stop a chain reaction and also have them burn.

This event is relevant to our textbook because this is an economical issue that we learned in the textbook. 

Reflection: Overall this fire in Jacksonville today is ongoing, and hopefully the fire can be taken out soon enough. It related back to our textbook being an economical issue because it is dealing with the environment