EMR Metal Recycling said a lithium-ion battery that was "wrongly delivered" to the Camden shredding facility was likely the cause of a massive fire on Feb. 21.

On2, 2025, in New Jersey, USA, @znimick1 A massive fire at a Camden junkyard was caused by a lithium-ion battery. In the video, thick black smoke was visible from afar as the fire was being controlled.

A lithium-ion battery wrongly delivered to EMR scrapyard in Camden caused a massive fire Friday night, the company said.

EMR Recycling has been the scene of multiple fires over the years, with the last major one in 2022, putting it at odds with some neighbors and a local nonprofit.

Officials say lithium-ion batteries caused Friday’s fire at a South Camden scrapyard that prompted more than 100 homes in Camden to be evacuated.