COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, enforced an evacuation for several hours in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 18, after a semi-truck carrying lithium-ion batteries caught fire. Closing several highway exits near the Scioto River, the fear of an explosion led to an evacuation being put in place.
Police began evacuating a several-block area west of downtown shortly after 7 a.m. and closed off several highway exits near the Scioto River. Officers went door-to-door to alert residents about the evacuation, and a shelter was set up at a community center.
Although firefighters were still battling the blaze as of late morning, the evacuation order was lifted about three hours after it was…
