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Lithium-Ion Batteries Linked to Airplane Fires

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mine-keep-not-exploding dept.

smellsofbikes writes "The National Safety Transportation Board thinks it's possible that lithium-ion batteries caused a fire that destroyed a United Parcel Service airplane on Feb 8, 2006. The FAA already bans non-rechargeable lithium batteries from air shipment because aircraft don't carry fire suppression equipment capable of extinguishing lithium fires. The interesting thing is: these batteries aren't being used or charged, they're just being shipped: spontaneous battery combustion. Is this something that happens in the back of computer stores, or just on airplanes?"

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  1. Warning... by CaseM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oxygen linked to fires...time to take ACTION!!

  2. Fragile by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    UPS Dictionary says .....

    Fragile (fra-gil-lay) from early French n. To toss about with reckless abandon.

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