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‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years

Queensland Fire Department reports 240 lithium-ion battery fires in 2025, more than double the 108 fires recorded in 2022 amid rising use of mobility devices.

There were more than 200 fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries in Queensland in the first 11 months of 2025.

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‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years

There were more than 200 fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries in Queensland in the first 11 months of 2025.

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
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