Comments on: Cantonment House Fire Caused By Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries; Fire Department Warns Of Battery Dangers

By: nikki

nikki — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:00:43 +0000

So sad. This was my fathers childhood home. Loved this house so much.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:15:12 +0000

We had a vaping battery start sparking in our house. It was brand new. Had just been charged. Not kidding.

By: tg

tg — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:08:08 +0000

This EV push is not working out Mr Biden.

By: TB

TB — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:48:57 +0000

There are a lot of these batteries built overseas that are not incorporating safety features in them, do your research.
3rd party testing and certification organizations should be a watchword when purchasing these products Ex: UL, CE, TUV etc.
When in doubt, charge these outside and away from structures, keep an eye on them, if they do start to ignite remove the power first from as far away as you can (Breaker panel) be safe.

By: CW

CW — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:36:40 +0000

Lithium ion batteries are happiest around 50% charged. They don’t like being fully depleted, or fully charged. The worst thing you can do is leave one on a charger all the time. Try to keep them in the 20-80% range.

They also don’t like being hot, so keeping them in a garage during the summer is not good. This is why EVs have battery cooling that uses the car’s a/c.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:15:29 +0000

I was one of the firefighters on the scene. We are deeply saddened for the residents of this home but are happy that all family members were safe. However, advise that all individuals with lithium batteries be very careful with those batteries.

By: T

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:52:32 +0000

Environmentally safe? I saw a documentary about where the minerals are mined by people, even small children in African countries, barely clothed and no shoes or breathing equipment. This operation in Africa is controlled by China. The politicians keep pushing the lie that this is green. What they mean is it is more green in their bank accounts. They don’t give a damn about the environment or people.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:01:46 +0000

WELL WELLL WELL….. There are a lot of those batteries in nearly every home..
I have 5 20 volt drill batteries. That I keep charged for work. THEN I have a battery jump box that just last week I noticed it was swollen from the battery about to pop. I took it outside and forgot about it and hit it with mower.. The battery caught fire.

By: Autismmom

Autismmom — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:44:08 +0000

Ion-Lithium batteries being good for the environment to proving to be an oxymoron.

By: Melissa Pendergrass

Melissa Pendergrass — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:34:32 +0000

Does this apply to the batteries for the kids ride ons? Those are lithium ion batteries, correct?