SPOKANE, Wash. – In recent weeks, there has been a rise in fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in Spokane, including when three puppies died Saturday at SpokAnimal in a fire. That blaze was ...

A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at 4019 E. Central Ave. just after 4 a.m., said Spokane Fire Department spokesman Justin de Ruyter. The business, MaxAmps Lithium Batteries, was founded in ...