Mastodawn

Fire experts ‘losing sleep’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/20/fire-experts-losing-sleep-over-growing-hazard-of-lithium-ion-batteries #LithiumionBatteries #Firefighters #UkNews #Technology

Fire experts ‘losing sleep’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries

Fire service warns ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations

The Guardian

Global News Feb 24

Toronto sees 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours. Official calls it ‘alarming’
Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted on X on Tuesday crews had responded to three separate fires in the past 24 hours in the city.
#fire #safety #Toronto #Canada #Batteryfire #LithiumIonBatteries
https://globalnews.ca/news/11687491/lithium-ion-battery-fire-risks/

Global News Canada Feb 24

Toronto sees 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours. Official calls it ‘alarming’
Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted on X on Tuesday crews had responded to three separate fires in the past 24 hours in the city.
#fire #safety #Toronto #Canada #Batteryfire #LithiumIonBatteries
https://globalnews.ca/news/11687491/lithium-ion-battery-fire-risks/

Global News Toronto Feb 24

Toronto sees 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours. Officials call it ‘alarming’
Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted on X on Tuesday crews had responded to three separate fires in the past 24 hours in the city.
#fire #safety #Toronto #Canada #Batteryfire #LithiumIonBatteries
https://globalnews.ca/news/11687491/lithium-ion-battery-fire-risks/

New Slang Feb 9

PSA on old gardgets, fam.

#SwollenBattery alert. 🪫 Have an old POS electronic in the drawer? Make sure it's okay. I found this old backup 2G #GSM phone whilst looking for a certain cable in a container and its battery is noticeably swollen behind the screen.

🚨 Remedy: Recycle / proper disposal immediately and until you can remediate store outside the house in a bucket of sand. 🪣 Seriously. Don't F around with swollen #lithiumionbatteries (#LiOn). 🚨

Hackaday Feb 1

Lumafield Peers into the 18650 Battery

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/lumafield-peers-into-the-18650-battery/

13 Feb 1

Lumafield Peers into the 18650 Battery https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/lumafield-peers-into-the-18650-battery/
#BatteryHacks #18650Batteries #CTScan #LithiumIonBatteries

Lumafield Peers Into The 18650 Battery

[Alex Hao] and [Andreas Bastian] of Lumafield recently visited with [Adam Savage] to share their battery quality report, which documents their findings after performing X-ray computed tomography sc…

Hackaday

Tirrimas

🚫👑Jan 20

This is fucking scary shit. Be careful who you buy batteries/power banks from.

#LithiumIonBatteries

The Surprising Flaws in 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Y23nfAOiXQ

The Surprising Flaws in 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries

YouTube

Global News Edmonton Jan 16

Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens
A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.
#fire #safety #Edmonton #EdmontonFireRescueServices #LithiumIonBattery #LithiumIonBatteries
https://globalnews.ca/news/11615766/edmonton-apartment-fire-lithium-ion-battery/

Global News Lethbridge Jan 16

Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens
A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.
#fire #safety #Edmonton #EdmontonFireRescueServices #LithiumIonBattery #LithiumIonBatteries
https://globalnews.ca/news/11615766/edmonton-apartment-fire-lithium-ion-battery/