The mother warned others after fire caused by a Lithium-ion battery violate goes out to her home.
Jody Burgoyne admitted in the local Atlanta interview, the news Georgia, WSB-TVThat she was in such a paric condition when the fire started, she screamed and just threw the fire extinguisher and running. “
“I knew it was bigger than what I could handle,” she said exit.
After hurried to pull out her children and coupes from the family home, the firemen said Burgoyne that the fire began a Lithium-ion battery charger For a scooter.
“It’s like, before you buy something, um, hmm, maybe I could lose everything, including a child, but is it worth having this scooter?” She said. “You always think,” It won’t happen to me, “but it can.” “
The presence of lithium-ion batteries increased in recent years because they are used to power the various items, including laptops, mobile phones and hybrid cars.
However, smaller batteries such as those used in electrical tools or e-bicycles can also create challenging fires that require more than water to turn off.
According to the main chief of John Hamilton Griffin, Georgia, the best way to avoid fires that could be caused by a lithium-ion battery to educate the general ion battery. One solution that has implemented adds boxes outside the fire station for Griffin residents to delay batteries properly. The main dealers offer similar to falling boxes.
The National Fire Protection Association recommends that people use a specific charger, do not throw lithium batteries in garbage, which means that it is certified by the nationally recognized laboratory for testing.
This is not the first incident caused by a lithium-ion battery. Monday morning, Delta flight traveling from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale was redirected to Fort Myers after The lithium battery exploded inside the passenger bag.
Let 1334, carrying 191 people, declared urgent about 8:30 after smoke entered the cabin. Delta said that flight attendees turned off the personal device and redirected the flight as a precaution.
“That backpack was. We think it was a lithium battery that caused smoke and fire,” Pilot worked on Fort Myers Airport, according to Liveatc.net airport CNN. “It’s in a holding bag. No smoke in the cabin at this time. No active fire.”