Rapid fire spread up nine floors of a high-rise building, Kenwood, Chicago, 25 Jan. 2023, killing one and injuring nine. The fire is indicated to have been started by smoking materials igniting combustibles in a bedroom. The fire spread rapidly upwards from the 15th...
NBC TV network Today news shows lithium ion battery fires with videos of batteries catching fire and exploding in the home and in industry. New York recorded 216 lithium-ion battery fires in 2022, with 147 injuries and 6 deaths. Full-scale furnished room testing is...
Fires presumed to have started in e-scooter batteries lead to deaths and multiple damage in France. Experts in France (ONSE) indicate that 20 – 35% of home fires have as principle cause electrical faults. Fires causes by e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-mobility...
A passenger’s electronics battery ignited in the back pocket of an aircraft seat in the air. The fire did not spread. The crew of the Newark-bound United airlines flight contained the fire by putting the battery into a containment bag. The plane then returned safely...
Mineral additives reduce smoke and fire toxicity with a PIN FR, and improve and modify flame retardant effects. Four mineral PIN smoke suppressants (zinc stannate, zinc phosphate, titanium oxide and hydrotalcite) were tested at 1 % loading (and 5% for zinc stannate)...
