Lithium battery fire on China airlines

These fires will get worse/more frequent everywhere because of poor batteries, chargers and number items that use them and places they store them. At least this didn't turn into a total catastrophe.
 
Lithium-ion batteries have been an ongoing problem for the airline industry, especially the planes hauling freight. I remember seeing a FedEx and a UPS plane exploding in the early days of transporting these batteries. Below is a piece I found on the internet that pretty well summarizes the danger of exporting Lithium-ion batteries.

It’s full blown panic time when your in the air and the plane catches fire. Nothing short of a miracle gets the plane back on the ground and the pilots can walk away. When I was flying, I always checked the manifest of the freight I was carrying underneath. Pilots don’t normally get a copy of the freight manifest, so I would look over the manifest that the ground crew had in their possession. I was very careful as to what batteries I carried. If I gad the larger batteries onboard, I would gave the ground crew remove them. United gave me some heat, but I reminded them that they weren’t flying the plane, nor where they onboard the plane. Safety came first on my plane.

From Mr. Google or AI:
The number of planes catching fire due to lithium-ion battery explosions is a growing concern, with
nearly two incidents per week in the U.S. in 2024, according to the FAA data reported by CBS News and ctif.org. In 2024, there were 89 such incidents recorded by the FAA, and between 2006 and 2024, the FAA confirmed a total of 644 incidents involving lithium batteries on aircraft. A large majority of these incidents involve portable consumer devices, and while a small percentage result in a fire, the overall frequency is increasing.

Have a look for yourself:

 

These types of fires have been in the news here recently.

A large fire in the local landfill due to a discarded device and a major house fire plus two battery fires in electric cars.

It has started me wondering what precautions I should take at home.

Like so many, I have an assortment of devices randomly placed around my home in use and on chargers.

Another thing for me to worry and fuss over.
 
Aunt Bea said:
These types of fires have been in the news here recently.

A large fire in the local landfill due to a discarded device and a major house fire plus two battery fires in electric cars.

It has started me wondering what precautions I should take at home.

Like so many, I have an assortment of devices randomly placed around my home in use and on chargers.

Another thing for me to worry and fuss over.
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I know they do have a fire risk anywhere, anytime. How big of a risk, I am unsure.
 
oldman said:
Lithium-ion batteries have been an ongoing problem for the airline industry, especially the planes hauling freight. I remember seeing a FedEx and a UPS plane exploding in the early days of transporting these batteries. Below is a piece I found on the internet that pretty well summarizes the danger of exporting Lithium-ion batteries.

It’s full blown panic time when your in the air and the plane catches fire. Nothing short of a miracle gets the plane back on the ground and the pilots can walk away. When I was flying, I always checked the manifest of the freight I was carrying underneath. Pilots don’t normally get a copy of the freight manifest, so I would look over the manifest that the ground crew had in their possession. I was very careful as to what batteries I carried. If I gad the larger batteries onboard, I would gave the ground crew remove them. United gave me some heat, but I reminded them that they weren’t flying the plane, nor where they onboard the plane. Safety came first on my plane.

From Mr. Google or AI:
The number of planes catching fire due to lithium-ion battery explosions is a growing concern, with
nearly two incidents per week in the U.S. in 2024, according to the FAA data reported by CBS News and ctif.org. In 2024, there were 89 such incidents recorded by the FAA, and between 2006 and 2024, the FAA confirmed a total of 644 incidents involving lithium batteries on aircraft. A large majority of these incidents involve portable consumer devices, and while a small percentage result in a fire, the overall frequency is increasing.

Have a look for yourself:

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Scary video. I don’t think I would want to be a pilot with a plane load of these batteries.
 
I had read in our magazine (ALPA) that new containers have been built that are surrounded with fire retardant material. They are also limiting the number of batteries in a single container, but will still be shipping the same number of batteries by using more containers.

If I would be flying today, I would fly freight, but domestic only. I flew passenger planes, but only domestic flights because I never wanted to fly for hours over water, although I did fly from Chicago to Honolulu for two years. Looking down at the Pacific from 35,000 feet is a beautiful site. Every now and then, I would get to see a whale or whales and occasionally, a group of sharks.
 
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