Subway fire in Toronto / lithium power cells

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I don't know much about the weekend fire on the subway, but there have certainly been incidents with battery-powered appliances.

This here item appeared on page one of the Globe and Mail's web site today.

"Toronto fire chief warns of lithium-ion batteries’ risks after e-bike fire on subway"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-fire-chief-warns-of-lithium-ion-batteries-risks-after-e-bike

At first I thought that the vehicle in question was an e-scooter; there have certainly been rumblings about mobility devices and the lack of elevators for safe egress. A related item is that Bird scooters apparently filed for bankruptcy protection. (New York Times link)

And a 2023 item on the CTV news had a Dyson cordless appliances customer inadvertently buying a third-party, cut-rate non-official Dyson battery pack through Amazon and she torched her place if I remember correctly.

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In the summer city council and the fire chief started an awareness campaign.

In New York the mayor held a media event; lithium-ion batteries there reportedly caused 29 fatalities in recent years.

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A few more news items. The "recall" one seemed to involve a pocket sized, rechargeable power bank - "the Anker 321 (PowerCore 5K)" and you had to go to the company's web page to see if your unit has to go back.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/us/battery-fire-traffic-nevada-california.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/nyregion/fazil-khan-fire-lithium-ion-battery.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/world/asia/lithium-battery-fire-south-korea.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/world/asia/lithium-battery-fire-south-korea.html

www.thestar.com/news/canada/portable-chargers-recalled-by-health-canada-over-potential-fire-hazard

www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/fire-in-truck-carrying-lithium-ion-batteries-leads-to-3-hour-evacuation-in-columbus-ohio