Officials warn of rising lithium-ion battery fires as holiday shopping begins

Officials warn of rising lithium-ion battery fires as holiday shopping begins

As you begin to buy holiday gifts for your family or loved ones, you might be surprised at how many things use lithium-ion batteries. Every year, it's estimated that there are more than 5,000 lithium-ion battery fires at recycling facilities in the U.S. alone. That's not counting the residential and business fires caused by them. And they aren't like other kinds of fires.The violence with which these fires start makes them even more dangerous."W…