'Compromised' battery blamed for fatal house fire in Australia

Fire investigators in the Australian state of New South Wales have determined that a compromised lithium-ion battery was the cause of a recent house fire north of Sydney that killed two people. From pv magazine Australia Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) said the fatal blaze started after a battery was compromised and immediately went into 'thermal runaway,' a process where a lithium-ion cell overheats and gives off toxic gases before exploding in flames. Four people were inside the townhouse at Lake Macquarie when the fire broke out last Thursday. FRNSW said two occupants escaped but ...

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