Lithium-Ion Battery Likely Caused Massive Junkyard Fire In Camden, EMR Metal Recycling Says

CBS Philadelphia

February 24, 2025

A massive fire that took hours to put out at a Camden junkyard was likely caused by a lithium-ion battery, the recycling company that owns the facility said.

In a statement released Sunday, EMR Metal Recycling said the battery was "wrongly delivered" to the shredding facility and "undetectably concealed within scrap metal."

"EMR does not recycle – and has never recycled – lithium-ion batteries. We expressly prohibit scrap metal suppliers from delivering them to us," the company said.

Fire at EMR Metal Recycling in Camden, New Jersey. Feb. 21, 2025/CBS News Philadelphia.

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