Exploding Lithium-Ion Battery Kills 2 in State’s 1st Battery Fire Death

Published on March 6, 2024

Two people have died in a home in Newcastle from an exploding lithium-ion battery, marking what firefighters fear are the first deaths linked to a battery fire in New South Wales (NSW). A damaged battery entered “thermal runaway,” heating up, releasing toxic gases, and exploding into flames in a townhouse in Teralba, Newcastle, around 4:10 a.m. on Feb. 29, according to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Police found one body during an initial search of the building and later discovered a second body as searches continued on March 1, with two other people managing to escape the blaze. “This appears to be what we have been fearing for a while now, a person or persons dying due to a lithium-ion battery-related fire in this state,” FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell said....

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