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Etobicoke shelter highrise fire involved lithium-ion batteries that were charging

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Etobicoke shelter highrise fire involved lithium-ion batteries that were charging
CTV News
CTV News1 hrs ago
Etobicoke shelter highrise fire involved lithium-ion batteries that were charging
A two-alarm fire that broke out at a city-run shelter highrise in Etobicoke early Wednesday morning involved lithium-ion batteries that were charging, officials said.
Global News
Global News🏁 first to report1 hrs ago
Cause of Toronto shelter fire not known, but lithium-ion batteries ‘involved’: TFS
When the batteries heat up, some can enter what the UL Research Institutes call a 'thermal runaway,' an uncontrollable, self-heating state that can lead to combustion.
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