STAFFORD – A lithium battery exploded in a home, causing the bedroom to go up in flames, police said.
On June 28, the Stafford Township Police Department responded to 140 Atlantic Hills Boulevard around 2:15 a.m. for a report of a house fire.
Police found smoke coming from the rear bedroom of the home. Those inside were able to evacuate safely. Both Stafford Emergency Medical Services and the Stafford Township Fire Company responded to the scene, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
After the Stafford Township Bureau of Fire Prevention and the Ocean County Fire Marshal investigated the scene, they determined the cause of the fire to be an exploded lithium battery that was being charged on top of the dresser in the bedroom.
Officials had deemed inhabitable for the evening.
