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High Point Fire Involving Lithium-Ion Batteries Leaves $125k In Damages
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 5, 9:18 AM EDT
updated Oct 5, 11:50 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFMY-TV and WGHP, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Fire involving lithium-ion batteries causes $125,000 in damage to High Point home · WGHPOct 5, 11:50 AM EDT
High Point fire involving lithium-ion batteries leaves $125k in damages · WFMY-TVOct 5, 12:29 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 5, 10:01 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 5, 12:06 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.