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Lithium-Ion Fire at Battery Retailer
Matters might be approaching the point where a lithium-ion fire at a battery retailer is…
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Smoke From a UPS Aboard a Ship
The International Marine Contractors Association published a post on November 7, 2025, concerning smoke from…
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Smoke and CO2 Detector Battery Aging
Everything ages as the months and years pass, no matter how hard we wish that…
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COVID-19 Cases Increased in Wildfire Smoke
The US Desert Research Institute (D.R.I.) investigates the effect of human activity on the environment,…
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WHO Statement on Tobacco and Covid-19
Smoking tobacco is a known risk factor for many respiratory diseases, and increases their severity.…
Battery Technical
A Lithium Battery Warning Needing Attention
Lithium batteries fail for one of three reasons. These are firstly physical trauma, and secondly…
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Smoke Detector Batteries Save Man, 3 Dogs
A man and three out of four of his dogs had a lucky escape in…
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KLM Incident Was a Timely Reminder of Lithium’s Risk
On Tuesday, May 8th 2018, a mobile phone overheated on KLM Flight 809 from Amsterdam…
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Why Only Some Car Batteries Catch Fire
Did you ever wonder why only some car batteries catch fire and others seem to…
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Check Smoke Alarms This Winter Time
The U.S. Fire Administration says we are more at risk of home fires in winter…