Chris Naff, a public information officer with the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department, highlighted four common mistakes that golf cart owners make when charging their batteries.

“The majority of them are being caused by golf carts,” Chris Naff, Public Information Officer for St. Johns Fire and Rescue said. That is something all too common in St. Johns County.

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Fire officials say a fire that destroyed an outbuilding at a Pitt County golf cart store likely started from a battery charger. Chief Gary Arnold of Eastern Pines Fire ...

Besides the fatal accidents, CFO's Division of State Fire Marshal has confirmed 48 lithium-ion battery fires related to storm surge from Hurricane Helene, with 11 of those fires associated with EVs.