{
  "id": 17369054,
  "title": "How to tell whether your lithium batteries are a fire risk — and what to do if they are",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/how-to-tell-whether-your-lithium-batteries-are-a-fire-risk-and-what",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/lithium-battery-fires-consumer-safety-9.7401515"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "We've heard a lot about how dangerous lithium battery fires are, but most of us also keep and charge smartphones, e-bikes and other lithium battery devices at home. Do we actually need to worry? Are some safer than others? Can they really go from safe to risky? And what are the warning signs? Here are some answers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}