Safety Flash
Laptop battery fire
Laptop battery fire
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 27/17
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- Electrical safetyExplosionFire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Fire protectionEnergy and process isolation
- Vessel
Summary
A switched-off laptop charging in a vessel workshop caught fire following overheating and partial explosion of its lithium-ion battery. Nearby crew extinguished it with a CO2 extinguisher, then disconnected and relocated it. The flash calls for an asset review, PAT testing and inspection, and consideration of unattended charging.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A laptop battery exploded and caught fire.
IMCA SF 27/17. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.