“This fire, because of it involving lithium batteries, normal conventional firefighting such as water or firefighting foam will not extinguish this fire, in fact, it will make it more violent and react more violently if we introduce water or firefighting foam,” Steffes said during a news conference Monday afternoon. “We made the decision to allow this fire to burn its course.”
Morris fire: As many as 5,000 people told to evacuate area as warehouse fire left to burn out
