Lithium batteries explode, spark fire at Glendale home

Amanda Wern was seven months pregnant when she says her car was hit last week near 9th St. and Grovers Avenue in Phoenix.

Police say 16-year-old Freddy Patterson, 17-year-old Charles Adams, and 30-year-old Demarcus Frazier have all been booked into jail.

City crews have been working around the clock to disinfect the area and pull potential contaminants from the ground.

Judge Scott Blaney ruled the city is maintaining a “public nuisance” and city officials must show evidence at a July 10 hearing that they’re cleaning the area.

The bill passed what is called the "committee of the whole," which is the last chance to debate a bill before a full vote of the House.

State forest and fire management officials insist they’re doing all they can to control potential trouble spots around the state.