LITHIUM-ION BATTERY

Fargo Fire Department is highlighting the importance of proper use and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

As part of the nationwide Fire Prevention Safety week, fire departments are using the campaign 'Charge into Fire Safety'

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Buy, Charge, and Recycle. These are the three key words from this year’s Fire Prevention Week. With this year’s campaign titled, Charge into Fire Safety. “What the campaign is talking about this year is if you’re buying batteries, to make sure you’re buying listed batteries. So UL listed, or sometimes they’ll say ETL listed. And that’s…

How to spot a defective lithium ion battery

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Fire Department wants to get the word out about how to tell if you have a defective lithium ion battery. On Tuesday, a lithium ion battery started a fire in a south Fargo apartment. Residents were evacuated. The sprinkler system put the fire out. Earlier this month,  a damaged e-bike battery that was on a…

Portable Jump Starter Caused Fire at Grand Forks Subaru, Classified as Accidental

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department says a portable jump starter containing a lithium-ion battery caused the fire at Grand Forks Subaru on Wednesday. They say the unit was charging overnight and malfunctioned causing thermal runaway and igniting nearby combustibles. Damage was isolated to an area in the back of the building but most of the dealership…