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Safe Handling of Overheated Lithium-ion Batteries

A lithium-ion battery that is too hot to touch, melting, smoking, or on fire, may be in thermal runaway. This can be caused by abusing or misusing the battery such as dropping, puncturing, or damaging the battery, or exposing it to liquids. This video will demonstrate the proper action to take should a lithium-ion battery be in thermal runaway.

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