A rechargeable battery fire — and a lesson learned

A rechargeable battery fire — and a lesson learned

We learned a very important lesson late last night. Never go to sleep with any rechargeable devices plugged in and charging — especially devices with lithium-ion batteries. I was awakened by the smell of something burning at about 10:30 last night. But it wasn’t the familiar smell of the fire in our wood-burning stove burning itself out on a windy night. When I left the bedroom and… Source