Lithium-ion Battery Fire
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Battery pack erupts in flames on United flight to N.J., 4 people hospitalizedThe 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. NewsFeb 8, 2023
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Vancouver firefighters issue warning amid five-fold increase in battery firesThe 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.FireMay 11, 2022
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E-cigarette batteries blamed for fire aboard WestJet flightThe 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.CanadaJan 18, 2019
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