I would be lying if I said that this doesn't make me nervous

[Jstpssng]

Truck explosion near Blaine House caused by battery failure

The explosion was caused by a failed lithium-ion battery plugged into a cordless drill left in the truck bed.

www.bangordailynews.com

After reading the article I started thinking about tools which I nonchalantly toss into my truck. My cordless drill is a staple item, but lately I've added an impact wrench and booster pack. That's not counting how many batteries are around the house, but which will be moved to the shed "just in case." (I'm just getting into the habit of taking them off the charger when they are done.)

Call me paranoid but until I hear more about how this fire started... I'm going to be paranoid. My biggest fear has always been of something happening to my truck or house while my dog is there with no way of getting out.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

Truck explosion near Blaine House caused by battery failure

The explosion was caused by a failed lithium-ion battery plugged into a cordless drill left in the truck bed.

www.bangordailynews.com

After reading the article I started thinking about tools which I nonchalantly toss into my truck. My cordless drill is a staple item, but lately I've added an impact wrench and booster pack. That's not counting how many batteries are around the house, but which will be moved to the shed "just in case." (I'm just getting into the habit of taking them off the charger when they are done.)

Call me paranoid but until I hear more about how this fire started... I'm going to be paranoid. My biggest fear has always been of something happening to my truck or house while my dog is there with no way of getting out.

I be concerned like you.
Don't say what brands but there be a lot of energy stored in those batteries.
I was talking with my stihl dealer a while back and he even said is AP batteries are better built than his home owner battery system because they assumed when making them the professional line would get more use / bumped around more etc... so they are built sturdier keeping the components separated better, etc....
Makes me a little concerned about clones / cheaper etc... being dangerous.

Look how fast and how violent a battery explosion can be.... ouch.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Truck explosion near Blaine House caused by battery failure

The explosion was caused by a failed lithium-ion battery plugged into a cordless drill left in the truck bed.

www.bangordailynews.com

After reading the article I started thinking about tools which I nonchalantly toss into my truck. My cordless drill is a staple item, but lately I've added an impact wrench and booster pack. That's not counting how many batteries are around the house, but which will be moved to the shed "just in case." (I'm just getting into the habit of taking them off the charger when they are done.)

Call me paranoid but until I hear more about how this fire started... I'm going to be paranoid. My biggest fear has always been of something happening to my truck or house while my dog is there with no way of getting out.

I don't use my fireplace in winter because I'm out a lot, and I have a good dog.

 

[Jstpssng]

I don't use my fireplace in winter because I'm out a lot, and I have a good dog.

I don't use my wood stove if he's home alone for the same reason.

 

[tshep]

I 'fix' electronics, and always throw used 'tech' batteries out in the yard until I go the dump - scared of 'em' when near fail.

 

[oosik]

I have quite a few cordless LI tools. Except for my LI flash light - they are ALL out in my tool shed.

But then it only takes ONE.

 

[MossRoad]

I 'fix' electronics, and always throw used 'tech' batteries out in the yard until I go the dump - scared of 'em' when near fail.

I 'fix' my dogs and 'repair' electronics....


That's what our electronics teacher said in tech college.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I use a mechanical timer, not an electronic model, with my cordless tool battery chargers. Never set it longer than the estimated charge time. If the batteries get too beat up, they get recycled, even if they still hold a charge.

 

[tshep]

I 'fix' my dogs and 'repair' electronics....


That's what our electronics teacher said in tech college.

After, oh 52 years of it, it just seems like user/operator stuff now.

 

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Looks like it was pretty warm last Thursday at 2:30PM.

The location of the truck has the sun shining directly into the back of the truck at that time.
Black truck, probably black bed liner, it could get really hot back there.
Wouldn't mind knowing the brand - wonder if it was a well-known brand or some knock-off battery?