U.S. flights seeing extra lithium battery fires, FAA information reveals

FAA information reveals lithium battery fires are up 388% on U.S. flights since 2015, occurring practically twice per week on common. The lithium batteries inside your pill, laptop computer and telephones could be flammable once they’re broken or they overheat. Passengers ought to by no means put a lithium battery in a checked bag, but it surely’s additionally suggested to control your gadgets throughout your flight.

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