Vancouver firefighters have issued another stark warning about lithium ion batteries, in the wake of a fatal fire at a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel on the city’s Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services says the fire on the second floor of the Empress Hotel was caused by an exploding battery.It was the seventh fire-related death in the city this year. Of those seven, five have been linked to lithium ion batteries — including a house fire in East Vancouver in January that killed a child, their mother and their grandfather.
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“If we’re on trend with where we are right now, we’re in big trouble,” Fire Chief Karen Fry told media Monday. “Last year had five deaths in total. And this year five of our deaths have been related to batteries.” Story…