Fire Safety Warning Issued on Lithium Batteries at Christmas

Published on December 20, 2023

Insurance group Suncorp has issued a warning on lithium-ion battery products including e-scooters and e-bikes ahead of Christmas. The alarm bells were sounded amid a rise in house fires in Australia involving lithium-ion batteries. Fire and Rescue New South Wales (NSW) has recorded 185 lithium battery-related fires in the year to date up to Dec. 8. This compares to 165 fires in all of 2022. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services reported 61 fires involving lithium batteries this financial year, on top of 127 in the previous financial year up to June 30. In Victoria, agencies respond to at least one major lithium-ion battery fire each week, Suncorp noted in a release....

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