Spokane firefighters say fires caused by batteries are on the rise as technology advances and that the unique flames are more difficult to fight.

A Spokane lithium battery factory was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morning. Spokane firefighters were called to 4019 E. Central Ave. just after 4 a.m., said Spokane Fire Department spokesman Justin de Ruyter. The fire was first reported by a neighbor.

Spokane firefighters are responding to a lithium-ion battery fire that broke out in the Hillyard neighborhood Tuesday morning. The fire broke out on East Central Avenue near North Myrtle Street in the Hillyard neighborhood.

Firefighters are battling a fire at a lithium battery warehouse in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood this morning.

A lithium battery factory was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morning, temporarily forcing widespread evacuations in the Hillyard Neighborhood over environmental concerns. A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at 4019 E.