Originally Posted by
Duke787
I'm surprised lithium ion battery fire hasn't been mentioned anywhere (at least on here that I see).
BBC have a side-story on that:
Fires are a growing problem for airlines
Couple of snippets:
One estimate says that an airliner carrying 100 people could have 500 lithium batteries in the cabin, in cameras, laptops, tablet computers, phones, e-readers, etc.
He says crushed batteries are increasingly problematic. "Maybe someone falls asleep. Their tablet computer or phone slips down the side of the chair. They move the seat and accidentally crush the battery."
Potentially, that could start a fire.
...there are the "grey market" batteries and chargers some people buy on the cheap. They may well not have been safety tested at all
Sobering stuff!