Lithium-ion Battery Fire

• Strathcona County firefighters warn of lithium-ion battery risks after home destroyed

  In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, Strathcona County firefighters were called to a fire at a home in a rural part of the county.

  Fire

  Jul 30, 2024
  
• 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
  
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• 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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• E-cigarette batteries blamed for fire aboard WestJet flight

  The TSB says a fire on board a WestJet flight last June was caused by spare e-cigarette lithium-ion batteries that a passenger failed to declare in his checked baggage.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2019