Items tagged with battery fire

A dramatic maritime emergency unfolded this week in the remote waters of the North Pacific, as the crew of the car carrier Morning Midas was forced to abandon ship after an uncontrollable fire erupted, with initial reports pointing to a... Read more...
Pilots and their crew are rightfully alarmed by the increasing cases of lithium battery fires (and thus toxic smoke and explosion risks) onboard passenger flights. In fact, reported cases have increased by 42 percent in the last five... Read more...