UK Fire and Rescue Service
Coverage of UK Fire and Rescue Service in the Nexus archive.
- UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours
UK firefighters are called to tackle a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, with 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, a 147% increase in three years. Lithium-ion batteries power most rechargeable devices. Fire chiefs warn that public awareness and government regulation have not kept pace with the ubiquity of this new hazard.
- UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours
UK firefighters are called to a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, with 1,760 battery-linked fires tackled in 2025, a 147% increase in three years. Lithium-ion batteries power most rechargeable devices, including mobile phones and electric vehicles. Fire chiefs warn that public awareness and government regulation have not kept pace with the ubiquity of this new hazard.