Experts warn that if you are storing loose 9 volt or AA or other batteries in a kitchen drawer or a “junk” drawer in your home, watch how you store them.
aired a segment about the dangers purportedly posed by 9-volt batteries, focusing on a house fire reportedly touched off when improperly discarded batteries ignited inside a paper bag and started a fire that substantially damaged a family’s home.
A new e-mail rumor indicates that 9-volt batteries may cause a fire if short circuited. This seems plausible, except: I short circuited 2 batteries , together, and the batteries demonstrated a temperature rise barely sufficient to detect with the bare finger, let alone cause a fire.I suspect this is someone’s “worry” rather than an actual fact.Two incidents involving damage to homes due to suspected 9-volt battery fires have been widely reported.
I speak to 50-60 people at a time about fire safety in the home on a monthly basis. I get the same reaction from every group when I hold up a 9 volt battery and announce that it is a fire hazard and it could burn down your house. Widespread circulation of videos about fires caused in this manner has created the false impression such fires are common or “on the rise,” but that does not appear to be the case. According to the most recent statistics cited by the National Fire Prevention Association , 9-volt batteries are not one of the ten most common causes for house fires [].
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