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Fire Prevention Week Puts Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Focus

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Fire departments across North America are marking Fire Prevention Week with campaigns urging safe charging of lithium-ion batteries. Officials in Reno, Rochester, Victoria and Horry County are warning that overloaded or wrong chargers can spark house fires, with a scooter charger cited as the likely cause of a multi-alarm blaze. Separately, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower urged construction and transport firms to hold voluntary safety time-outs after recent workplace fatalities.

Why now: Fire Prevention Week campaigns and recent battery-related fires are prompting officials to issue safety warnings.

Reno Fire DepartmentSingapore Ministry of ManpowerHorry CountyVictoriaRochester fire stations

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• MOM urges construction, transport and storage firms to hold voluntary safety time-out amid recent workplace fatalities · AsiaOne
• Johor schoolgirl death: Malaysia education minister denies online claims surrounding case · CNA
• Texas A&M Forest Service warns of lithium-ion battery fire risks · cbs19.tv
• FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2026: CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY. SAFE CHARGING IS A SUPERPOWER Pictured in front of the charred remains of an Horry County residence is the likely cause of this multi-alarm structure fire: a scooter charger that was overlo · Facebook
• Regina fire chief gives reminder to check charging devices · CBC
• Rochester fire stations open their doors Tuesday for Fire Prevention Week · kaaltv.com
• Reno Fire Department marks Fire Prevention Week with lithium-ion battery safety push · KOLO | 8 News Now
• Using the wrong charger could increase fire risk: officials · ElliotLakeToday.com
• Fire Chiefs Hatmaker, Lawson, Pack and Shetterly offer fire safety tips · WLAF
• Nearly 60% of Colorado pedestrian deaths occur in fall and winter · Valley Courier Alamosa
• VIDEO: Victoria kicks off fire prevention week with a drill at city hall · Victoria News
• Using the wrong charger could increase fire risk: officials · SooToday.com

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