Lithium-ion battery fire keeps hundreds of homes under evacuation orders for second day

Los Angeles Times - Sep 22, 2026

Roughly 200 homes remained under evacuation orders in La Verne on Wednesday as fire crews continued to work to stabilize lithium-ion batteries burning inside the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California facility, authorities said.

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California woman missing since 2007 found buried under mountain home. Her ex is arrested

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A U.S. bond yield hit 5.1% for 1st time in 19 years. Here’s what it signals

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