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‘Burns in water’: Warning about batteries

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The Strathalbyn CFS brigade has issued a warning about Lithium-ion batteries with the number of fires related to them expected to rise.

Speaking after a training session on the issue, Strathalbyn CFS captain Andrew Wardle said the batteries are able to burn underwater.

“The biggest difficulty is that they are relatively sealed and we can’t always get water to the source of the fire, which is...


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