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NTSB says vehicle battery fires pose risks to 1st responders

by Tom Krisher
| January 14, 2021 12:03 AM

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators.

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