PHOTOS: An e-bike battery explosion caught on camera engulfed a Troutdale home in flames, raising concerns about the safety of lithium-ion batteries and the growing number of fires involving rechargeable devices.

The fire broke out Thursday night at a two-story wood-frame home on East Historic Columbia River Highway, leaving six people displaced, according to Gresham Fire.

Shawn Durham, battalion chief and fire marshal with Gresham Fire, said firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming from the home. Crews faced additional challenges because there were no fire hydrants in the area, requiring assistance from Corbett Fire and its water tenders.

All six people inside escaped safely, but one cat died. According to Durham, investigators determined the fire was caused by an e-bike battery that exploded while charging inside the living room.

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VIDEO: Crews from the East Lansing and Meridian Township fire departments competed in the annual Great Divide event, a car-cutting competition.

Meridian Township Fire Chief Mike Hamel said the competition builds excitement for the rivalry football game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State. “Whoever gets done first is the winner and gets bragging rights for a year,” Hamel said.

East Lansing won last year. Before the competition begins, the cars are cut into shape. Hamel said crews prep the inside of each car so there is no metal or anything other than the car being cut. He said crews pull some of the trim away and take some of the seats out to make it easier to cut through the car.

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Firefighters spent Friday evening battling a fire that tore through a vacant building on Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland — the second time the structure has burned in recent weeks.

A News 5 crew already in town for a different story noticed smoke filling the air just after 4 p.m. Friday and found the building at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Van Buren Road on fire.

Initially, the flames were shooting from the windows near the back corner of the building, then they shot through the roof. Mayor Sandra Morgan was in her office at City Hall when she saw the fire.

“I looked out of my window and saw this and nearly fell out of my chair,” Morgan said. “It was the most fire I’ve ever seen my entire life.”

Normally busy Euclid Avenue was blocked off as firefighters from East Cleveland and surrounding communities fought the flames.

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A Renton firefighter was released from Harborview Medical Center Friday afternoon. He was treated at the hospital after being shot while trying to aid a man Thursday night. The EMT and his partner were checking on an unconscious man who was spotted in a van in the parking lot of an Albertsons grocery store on Northeast Sunset Boulevard.

Two witnesses told KIRO 7 they believed it was due to an overdose. A window on the van was broken so the firefighters could reach the man. That’s when Gerry Midget, who was in the parking lot, said he heard gunfire. “I heard pops.” Midget said one of the EMTs was shot, and he watched as the other firefighter dragged him to safety.

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Spokane County Fire District 9 will hold a stair climb fundraiser on Monday to honor two Spokane County deputies who were shot and killed in Spangle.

A Facebook post says that for every dollar raised, District 9 firefighters will take one step on a stair climber, with 100% of the proceeds going to the families of Deputy Mason Acheson and Deputy Parker Perry. The event is scheduled for Nov. 9 from 12 to 8 p.m. at Hop Mountain Taproom and Grill (14017 N Newport Hwy, Mead, WA 99021).

“All first responders are welcome and encouraged to come out and climb alongside us!” SCFD 9 wrote. IAFF Local 2916 organized the fundraiser in partnership with Hop Mountain and local organizations.

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