"For the most part, rechargeable battery-powered devices are incredibly well-behaved. It's a good thing, really, because most of us are happy to go to sleep with a charging smartphone not far from our head each night, and cram ourselves onto an aircraft and spend many hours at 40,000 feet surrounded by hundreds of different devices -- all of varying quality and state of repair -- containing a rechargeable battery."
"I'm betting that you have quite a few. Right now, I have about a half a dozen within arm's reach, and a lot more that live at my home, the office, or the car. And I've probably forgotten about that old smartphone in the back of a drawer, or the old -- possibly recalled -- power bank in my backpack."
Rechargeable batteries power a wide range of everyday devices including laptops, smartphones, tablets, power banks, smart doorbells, surveillance cameras, wearables, e-cigarettes, vapes, and portable power stations. Most rechargeable battery-powered devices operate safely under normal use. Data associate approximately 1,500 house fires and about 5,000 overheating incidents annually with rechargeable batteries. Damaged devices or ones showing signs of overheating present elevated risk and should not be used. Forgotten, recalled, or degraded batteries in drawers, backpacks, garages, and on aircraft increase exposure. Proper inspection, disposal of damaged batteries, and attention to overheating signs reduce the chance of fire or thermal incidents.
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