Are lithium-ion batteries a fire risk?

The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights) by CBC

Oct 13, 202600:24:57News & Politics

They power everything from phones to vapes to electric bikes. But lithium-ion batteries can also be highly combustible and dangerous. Brenda Dennis learned that when a lamp in her garden caught fire. Her pets died in the...

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