The Snam recycling plant in Viviez (Aveyron) caught fire in the afternoon, this Saturday, February 17. This impressive fire creates a chemical risk since 900 tonnes of lithium batteries were stored in the building. Samples are being taken to assess the exact risks. [...] Read full article and watch video here

A lithium-ion battery fire in a solar farm by Lake Ontario in New York state took four days to extinguish. The fire sparked air quality alerts as large amounts of potentially toxic smoke was affecting the community.  According to FireRescue1.com, fire crews officially halted water operations at the site of the solar farm fire at 11 a.m. Sunday July 30th. Officials said water operations were stopped as the battery storage fire was contained. They continue to...