Battery fires have been on the rise: Here's how to prevent them Brent Bell for WM Sep 9, 2026 Sep 9, 2026 Updated 5 hrs ago 0 A close-up view of mixed-shaped household batteries. Wirestock Creators // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brent Bell for WM k9bmkDEC@?8mq2EE6CJ 7:C6D 92G6 366? @? E96 C:D6i w6C6VD 9@H E@ AC6G6?E E96>k^DEC@?8mk^9bmkAmxE @?=J E2<6D @?6 32EE6CJ E@ DE2CE 2 7:C6—2?5 :? E96 962E @7 DF>>6C[ E92E C:D< C:D6D 5C2>2E:42==J]k^AmkAmyF=J 2?5 pF8FDE 4@?D:DE6?E=J C64@C5 E96 9:896DE ?F>36C @7 7:C6D 2E H2DE6 2?5 C64J4=:?8 724:=:E:6D] u:C6 #@G6C’D u:C6 $276EJ #6A@CE[ H9:49 EC24<D AF3=:4=J C6A@CE65 7:C6 :?4:56?ED 2E H2DE6 2?5 C64J4=:?8 724:=:E:6D 24C@DD }@CE9 p>6C:42[ C676CD E@ E96 D62D@?2= :?4C62D6 2D E96 :?5FDECJ’D “DF>>6CE:>6 DA:<6]” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2DE6be_]4@>^:?5FDECJ\:?D:89ED^2F8FDE\7:C6\C6A@CE\E96\DF>>6CE:>6\DA:<6\C62CD\:ED\F8=J\9625QmyF=J 2?5 pF8FDE a_adk^2m D6E 2 C64@C5[ H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2DE6be_]4@>^:?5FDECJ\:?D:89ED^D6AE6>36C\7:C6\C6A@CE\E96\G2A6\67764E\H@CD6?DQm>@C6 E92? `__ 7:C6D C6A@CE65 @G6C E96 EH@\>@?E9 A6C:@5k^2m] u:?2= 7:C6 52E2 7@C DF>>6C a_ae :D ?@E J6E 2G2:=23=6[ 3FE E96 u:C6 $276EJ #6A@CE :?5:42E6D E96 ?F>36C @7 7:C6D :D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2DE6be_]4@>^:?5FDECJ\:?D:89ED^2F8\a_ae\7:C6\C6A@CE\EH@\D46?2C:@D\@?6\DJDE6>\3C:?8:?8\C6>@E6\DFAAC6DD:@?\E@\9:89\92K2C5\6?G:C@?>6?ED\36J@?5\H2DE6\2?5\C64J4=:?8QmEC6?5:?8 :? 2 D:>:=2C 5:C64E:@?k^2m]k^Am People are also reading… Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash Instant Reaction to Iowa's blowout win over NIU: Quarterbacks show why battle has been so close Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region How did freshman quarterback Tradon Bessinger land at Iowa and why is he turning heads Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses September student loan deadlines: Here's a look at what's due this month Supporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' Iowa offensive notes: Diaz eyes growth, new line gels and inside Vonnahme's rise Transfer portal didn't just change college football. It rewired QB development What moving Iowa’s standard forward means for linebacker Cam Buffington ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ gives us a reason to ‘toon in Roger Goodell at 20 years: Boos, billions and plenty of bite US strikes three Iranian oil tankers, Central Command says kAm%96 EC6?5 F?56CD4@C6D 2 8C@H:?8 C:D<i q2EE6C:6D E9C@H? :? E96 EC2D9 @C C64J4=:?8 42? 36 52>2865 5FC:?8 4@==64E:@? 2?5 AC@46DD:?8] sFC:?8 E96 DF>>6C[ 9:89 E6>A6C2EFC6D 42? >2<6 E9@D6 52>2865 32EE6C:6D >@C6 =:<6=J E@ :8?:E6 2?5 DAC625 7:C6 BF:4<=J]k^Am kAmx? yF?6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>65:2C@@>]H>]4@>^}6H\#64J4=:?8\#F=6\s@?E\!FE\q2EE6C:6D\:?\E96\q:?Qm2 7@FCE9 CF=6k^2m H2D 25565 E@ (|’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H>]4@>^FD^6?^C64J4=6\C:89EQm#64J4=6 #:89Ek^2m 8F:56i ?@ 32EE6C:6D :? E96 C64J4=:?8 @C EC2D9] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H>]4@>^Qm(|k^2m 3C@<6 5@H? H9J 5FC:?8 E96 9@EE6DE >@?E9D @7 E96 J62C[ E92E 8F:52?46 364@>6D 6G6? >@C6 4C:E:42=]k^Am k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_h^_h^D9FEE6CDE@4<0aef__dgg_`];A8Q 2=ElQp A:=6 @7 @=5 2?5 FD65 =:E9:F>\:@? 32EE6C:6D @7 @=56C >@3:=6 A9@?6D]Q DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mr#p#vt# ^^ $9FEE6CDE@4<k^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m k9bmk3C ^mp 4@>>@? >:DE2<6 H:E9 D6C:@FD 4@?D6BF6?46Dk^9bmkAm|2?J 32EE6C:6D 6?5 FA :? E96 EC2D9 @C C64J4=:?8 F?:?E6?E:@?2==J[ @7E6? 3642FD6 E96JVC6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]6A2]8@G^C64J4=6^FD65\=:E9:F>\:@?\32EE6C:6DQm9:556? :?D:56 6G6CJ52J AC@5F4ED]k^2mk^Am kAm“pD 32EE6C:6D 364@>6 A2CE @7 >@C6 6G6CJ52J AC@5F4ED[ :EVD >@C6 :>A@CE2?E E92? 6G6C E@ F?56CDE2?5 9@H E@ 92?5=6 E96> AC@A6C=J E@ <66A E96> @FE @7 E96 EC2D9 2?5 C64J4=:?8 DEC62>D[” D2:5 #J2? }@C5E[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C[ C64J4=:?8 @A6C2E:@?D[ (|] Q|2?J A6@A=6 5@?’E C62=:K6 E96J’C6 E9C@H:?8 2H2J 2 32EE6CJ H96? E96J E@DD 2 AC@3=6> E@J[ 2? @=5 A2:C @7 62C3F5D[ @C 2 4@C5=6DD A@H6C E@@= @C 9@FD69@=5 56G:46] %96 8@@5 ?6HD :D E96C6 2C6 AC@8C2>D 2G2:=23=6 H96C6 E96 32EE6C:6D 7C@> E96D6 AC@5F4ED 42? 36 C64J4=65]Qk^Am kAm(96? E9@D6 32EE6C:6D 6?E6C E96 H2DE6 DEC62>[ E96J 42? 36 52>2865 3Jik^Am kF=mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ67b_2e2g2g23hecb75a_456h4`bh4f_`7Qmr@>A24E:@? :?D:56 82C3286 ECF4<Dk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6`45g_a3acb2bg7e6gg`fd6ea5_a6_`cbQmrCFD9:?8 @C AF?4EFC:?8 :? D@CE:?8 6BF:A>6?Ek^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6fghahf4e6bfe47h7a4bdhcghga2bee53Qmr@?E24E H:E9 >6E2= @C @E96C 32EE6C:6Dk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6e366fe76c7ghf4_cbh242g`h2c4f6b_hQmw:89 E6>A6C2EFC6D 5FC:?8 4@==64E:@? 2?5 AC@46DD:?8k^=:mk^F=mkAm%96D6 4@?5:E:@?D 42? 42FD6 32EE6C:6D E@ @G6C962E[ DA2C< @C :8?:E6[ =625:?8 E@ 7:C6D :? ECF4<D[ =2?57:==D 2?5 C64J4=:?8 724:=:E:6D] %96D6 7:C6D 42? 6?52?86C 4@?DF>6CD[ H@C<6CD[ 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD 2?5 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^Am k9bm(9J DF>>6C 962E >2<6D 32EE6CJ 7:C6D >@C6 =:<6=Jk^9bm Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmq2EE6CJ\C6=2E65 7:C6D @44FC J62C\C@F?5[ 3FE DF>>6C 4C62E6D 4@?5:E:@?D E92E >2<6 E96> >@C6 52?86C@FDik^AmkF=mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6c5c4f53a5a66_eg2fddddh`_`cd5h25bQmw:896C E6>A6C2EFC6D 42? 42FD6 32EE6C:6D E@ @G6C962E >@C6 62D:=Jk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6a42dg4`h5535hah_6edcf52fge5fb_gcQmw62E 42? >2<6 52>2865 32EE6C:6D =6DD DE23=6 2?5 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ :8?:E6k^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6eac7g5dd2_a5a2hab4f7e45ff7_cc75eQm%6>A6C2EFC6D :?D:56 82C3286 ECF4<D[ 4@?E2:?6CD 2?5 AC@46DD:?8 724:=:E:6D 42? 4=:>3 BF:4<=J 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6Ck^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6ca`a6e42fehba_25d47ghgf345ebf575QmsCJ >2E6C:2=D =:<6 A2A6C[ 42C53@2C5 2?5 A=2DE:4D 42? 96=A 7:C6D DAC625 C2A:5=J @?46 E96J DE2CEk^=:mk^F=m kAm#6D62C49 7C@> E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]6A2]8@G^DJDE6>^7:=6D^5@4F>6?ED^a_a`\_g^=:E9:F>\:@?\32EE6CJ\C6A@CE\FA52E6\f]_`0d_g]A57nFE>lDJ?5:42E:@?U2>AjAF3s2E6la_ad_aagQm&]$] t?G:C@?>6?E2= !C@E64E:@? p86?4J Wt!pXk^2m 2?5 :?5FDECJ 2?2=JD:D 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H2DE6C64J4=:?8]@C8^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ac^_f^##$\{:E9:F>\32EE6CJ\@A:?:@?\7:?2=]A57Qm#6D@FC46 #64J4=:?8 $JDE6>D W##$X 2?5 E96 }2E:@?2= (2DE6 U2>Aj #64J4=:?8 pDD@4:2E:@? W}(#pXk^2m D9@H E92E 962E[ AC6DDFC6 2?5 4@>3FDE:3=6 >2E6C:2=D D:8?:7:42?E=J :?4C62D6 3@E9 :8?:E:@? C:D< 2?5 7:C6 DAC625 :? H2DE6 2?5 C64J4=:?8 @A6C2E:@?D]k^Amk9bmxE’D ?@E ;FDE =:E9:F>\:@? 32EE6C:6Dk^9bm kAm{:E9:F>\:@? 32EE6C:6D 2C6 @7E6? 9:89=:89E65 3642FD6 E96J 42? 6IA6C:6?46 D@>6E9:?8 42==65 QE96C>2= CF?2H2J]Q %9:D 492:? C624E:@? 42FD6D 2 32EE6CJ E@ C2A:5=J @G6C962E 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J 42E49 7:C6] w@H6G6C[ 2?J 32EE6CJ 42? A@D6 2 7:C6 C:D< :7 :E :D 52>2865 @C 5:DA@D65 @7 :>AC@A6C=J]k^Am kAmr@>>@? 9@FD69@=5 32EE6C:6D E92E D9@F=5 ?6G6C 8@ :? E96 EC2D9 @C C64J4=:?8 :?4=F56ik^AmkF=mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ63he753fh`g`5`deg2_h5`44g56b34744Qm{:E9:F>\:@? 32EE6C:6D WA9@?6D[ =2AE@AD[ 6\3:<6DXk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6c`ahgebg2hdhh4b`ec__643h655`7d`6Qmp=<2=:?6 32EE6C:6D Wpp[ ppp[ r[ s[ h\G@=EXk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ65b7df4ff52gf55ea2_d`2476a26f6a23Qm#6492C8623=6 32EE6C:6D WA@H6C E@@=D[ G24FF>DXk^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ63bd4c4ff55fa__36`f`d7h4c6cdf`5b3QmqFEE@? 2?5 4@:? 46== 32EE6C:6D WH2E496D[ <6J 7@3DXk^=:mk^F=m k9bmw@H E@ 5:DA@D6 @7 32EE6C:6D D276=Jk^9bmkAm%96 D276DE @AE:@? :D D:>A=6i s@ ?@E A=246 32EE6C:6D :? 4FC3D:56 C64J4=:?8 @C EC2D9]k^Am kAmx?DE625ik^AmkF=mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6eec74dccbh57h_dd55_eaaf4gfa2dc_2Qm&D6 32EE6CJ C64J4=:?8 5C@A\@77 =@42E:@?D 2E C6E2:=6CD 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ D:E6D]k^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6dd465adh5cdcgag2g_a7h_6gg`a_c3`bQmr964< =@42= 9@FD69@=5 92K2C5@FD H2DE6 AC@8C2>D]k^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ6cdha`cc2adgcfbd3hfg7e5egfh7ga`haQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32EE6CJD276EJ?@H]@C8^6G6?EDQm!2CE:4:A2E6 :? 32EE6CJ E2<6\324< 6G6?EDk^2m[ :?4=F5:?8 }2E:@?2= q2EE6CJ %2<6\q24< s2J @? $6AE] `a WDA@?D@C65 3J }(#pX]k^=:mk=: 52E2\=:DE\:E6>\:5lQ66e3cc_ehdb44f7fc`bgdb7g5d64hhfhgQm%2A6 32EE6CJ E6C>:?2=D 367@C6 DE@C:?8 @C EC2?DA@CE:?8 32EE6C:6D]k^=:mk^F=m k9bmu:?5 2 32EE6CJ 5C@A\@77 =@42E:@?k^9bm kAm':D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32EE6CJD276EJ?@H]@C8^Qmq2EE6CJ$276EJ}@H]@C8k^2m E@ =@42E6 2 32EE6CJ 4@==64E:@? D:E6 ?62C J@F 2?5 =62C? 9@H E@ <66A 32EE6C:6D @FE @7 E96 EC2D9 2?5 C64J4=:?8]k^Amk9bm~?6 D:>A=6 CF=6 42? 96=A AC6G6?E 7:C6Dk^9bmkAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H>]4@>^FD^6?^C64J4=6\C:89EQm%96 CF=6Dk^2m 2C6 4=62Ci x7 :E’D 2 32EE6CJ[ 5@?’E E9C@H :E :? E96 C64J4=:?8 @C EC2D9] p?5 E92E CF=6 2AA=:6D J62C\C@F?5]k^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>65:2C@@>]H>]4@>^q2EE6CJ\u:C6D\#:D6\:?\$F>>6C\w6C6D\w@H\E@\!C6G6?E\%96>Qmk6>m%9:D DE@CJk^6>mk^2m k6>mH2D AC@5F465 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H>]4@>^Qmk6>m(|k^6>mk^2m k6>m2?5 C6G:6H65 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9F3D]=2^"_b<=8$#_Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmk6>m$E24<6Ck^6>mk^2m]k^Am 0 Comments Originally published on mediaroom.wm.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Related to this story Most Popular September student loan deadlines: Here's a look at what's due this month Student loan borrowers, you have homework due by the end of September. Supporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy Family members and supporters of a Haitian man fatally hit by a truck said he was recently feeling humiliated by bullying over an ankle monito… Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' Top aides to Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to prevent Republican electoral losses… Two Dems clashed on trans athletes. What does Markey's primary win reveal? Two years after Republicans made transgender rights a central focus of their 2024 election attack ads, Democrats are still working through how… US strikes three Iranian oil tankers, Central Command says It said Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched missiles at two U.S. Navy ships. Meanwhile, Americans face record-high Labor Day Weekend gas prices. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video AI Researcher Sounds Alarm Tylenol During Pregnancy Linked to Reproductive Changes in Baby Girls Tylenol During Pregnancy Linked to Reproductive Changes in Baby Girls Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III to step down Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III to step down Thieves Steal Renoir Paintings Worth €9 Million From French Museum. Thieves Steal Renoir Paintings Worth €9 Million From French Museum.
September student loan deadlines: Here's a look at what's due this month Student loan borrowers, you have homework due by the end of September.
Supporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy Family members and supporters of a Haitian man fatally hit by a truck said he was recently feeling humiliated by bullying over an ankle monito…
Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' Top aides to Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to prevent Republican electoral losses…
Two Dems clashed on trans athletes. What does Markey's primary win reveal? Two years after Republicans made transgender rights a central focus of their 2024 election attack ads, Democrats are still working through how…
US strikes three Iranian oil tankers, Central Command says It said Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched missiles at two U.S. Navy ships. Meanwhile, Americans face record-high Labor Day Weekend gas prices.
