WIMAUMA, Fla. - A residential structure fire on Haddon Mist Drive in Wimauma Sunday afternoon caused significant damage and has displaced a local family. The blaze, which fire officials say was caused by multiple lithium-ion batteries,

Mecklenburg County officials are urging residents to stop discarding lithium-ion batteries in the trash or recycling after four fires occurred at local recycling centers and landfills this week.

U.K.-based metal recycler EMR will pay $6.7 million toward improvements to Camden’s Waterfront South neighborhood as a result of a February fire that led to the voluntary evacuation of 100 families.