WUSA9 takes a look at the number of fires related to lithium batteries around Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — It may have seemed like a freak accident Thursday when a cellphone exploded at Roosevelt High School, but the number of fires and injuries involving a lithium-ion battery has been growing.
The incident at Roosevelt was just the latest in a string of cases that happened so far in 2024. Just two weeks ago, 23 people were forced out of their homes, and one person was hurt when an electric scooter caught on fire. Back in December, a family’s Christmas was ruined when two charging devices sparked a fire that displaced the family in Sandy Spring, Maryland.
So far, the DC Fire and EMS estimated there have been three incidents this year. In 2023, they counted eight in all. Now, compare all this to 2022, when for the whole year, they only tallied three.
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