KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt June 4, 2024 00:21:00
Reports, it's just the latest in a growing number of fires involving lithium-ion batteries. >> reporter: hunter claire and justin lopez experienced the force of a lithium-ion battery fire firsthand. the peoria, arizona fire captains were responding to a call at an energy storage facility tied to the power grid. just as they went in to check the building -- >> it ignited, right? it blew up. i don't remember the explosion. i don't remember anything from there. >> reporter: both suffered brain trauma, multiple broken bones and burns. >> the cause of this fire is a lithium-ion battery. >> reporter...