Lithium-Ion Battery Plant Fire in Perth

0:00It's April 12th. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cory with the story. A serious fire erupted at a lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Perth's Maddington area, prompting a hazmat warning just before 3pm 4. Has it a smoke drifting nearby? Fire crews from several stations rushed to the Leigh on energy site on Burwash Place after it kicked off around 145pm, and they'll stick. Around well into the evening battling it. One guy got transported to Fiona Stanley Hospital for smoke inhalation, while another received treatment right there on scene with police and ambulance crews lending support. The thick smoke and flames are visible from afar, hugging close to the Armadale train line, and Albany highways shut down between River Avenue and Stokley Creek Crossing to keep traffic clear. Authorities urged folks in the zone to shelter indoors, kill outdoors and windows, kill the air conditioners, and steer clear of the fumes as teams.

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