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  "id": 6440514,
  "title": "Toronto surpasses record for lithium-ion battery fires with 97 so far this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/toronto-surpasses-record-for-lithium-ion-battery-fires-with-97-so-far-6440514",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12052551/toronto-lithium-ion-battery-fires-september-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Capt. Deepak Chagger said the service has dealt with 97 lithium-ion battery incidents so far this year. By the end of last year, 91 lithium-ion fires were logged.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Toronto blows past all-time record for lithium-ion battery fires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/toronto-blows-past-all-time-record-for-lithium-ion-battery-fires",
        "published": "2026-09-09T08:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Toronto surpasses record for lithium-ion battery fires with 97 so far this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/toronto-surpasses-record-for-lithium-ion-battery-fires-with-97-so-far",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Nearly 100 lithium-ion battery fires reported in Toronto so far this year, a new high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/nearly-100-lithium-ion-battery-fires-reported-in-toronto-so-far-this",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:16:17.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}