Lithium Ion Battery

• Calgary woman describes ‘white flames and black smoke’ when e-bike fire destroyed home

  A Calgary family is facing some huge bills after their family home was destroyed last month in a fire that was started by an e-bike.

  Fire

  May 13
  
• Charge your phone overnight? Here’s why Montreal fire officials say to stop

  Montreal fire officials are warning against charging your phone overnight after thousands of lithium ion batteries set a shipping container on fire.

  Consumer

  Sep 27, 2024
  
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• Batteries for Dyson vacuums sold on Amazon could cause fire: Health Canada

  There has been one report of significant damage to a property due to a fire caused by the FirstPower replacement battery for Dyson Vacuums sold on Amazon.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2024
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• ‘Significant and aggressive’ e-bike fire on TTC subway car sparks safety concerns

  Fire crews responded to the blaze at Sheppard-Yonge station at around 3 p.m. Once on scene, crews were able to control and suppress the fire quickly, officials said.

  Fire

  Jan 2, 2024
• Maple Ridge, B.C. to be home of new $1.05-billion lithium-ion battery plant

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby were in Maple Ridge on Tuesday to announce plans to build a new $1.05 billion lithium ion battery plant.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2023
• Battery pack erupts in flames on United flight to N.J., 4 people hospitalized

  The Newark-bound flight reversed course and returned to the San Diego airport after a lithium-ion battery pack in a first class seat pocket exploded.

  U.S. News

  Feb 8, 2023
• Lithium ion batteries the leading cause of Vancouver fire fatalities, firefighters warn

  Seven people have died in fires in Vancouver in 2022. Five of those deaths have been linked to lithium ion batteries.

  Fire

  Jun 13, 2022
• Vancouver firefighters issue warning amid five-fold increase in battery fires

  The bulk of the fires have been associated with batteries in e-bikes, scooters and cell phones, though battery fires in laptops and other devices have also been recorded.

  Fire

  May 11, 2022
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• Western University partners with Chinese company to research alternative batteries for electric vehicles

  Western University marked the opening of Glabat Solid-State Battery Inc. in the atrium of the Amit Chakma Engineering Building.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019