A fire in the battery of a hybrid electric vehicle forced the evacuation of several dozen homes in Ojai on Saturday.

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Residents of several dozen homes in Ojai were briefly ordered to evacuate or shelter in place Saturday morning after a hybrid electric vehicle caught fire ... determined the battery of the ...

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Myers explained that the battery systems in hybrid and electric cars are well-protected, so even vehicles that were damaged by the fires may still have charged batteries. Handling the batteries ...