Battery Fire Safety in 2025: 5 Stats That Matter | 24M

To mark last week’s Fire Prevention Week, fire departments, educators, and safety experts across the country turned their attention to a growing but often underestimated hazard: lithium-ion battery fires. From e-bikes in our homes to large-scale energy storage systems, battery safety is becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life — and as the use of these technologies expands, so do the risks.