{"id":61358,"date":"2025-10-22T12:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=61358"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:28:24","slug":"there-are-risks-with-the-current-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=61358","title":{"rendered":"There Are Risks With The Current Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2025\/10\/19\/watch-lithium-battery-fire-erupts-on-air-china-flight-carrying-160-passengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a> posted an article about a lithium battery fire on an Air China jet.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Passengers on an Air China flight witnessed a lithium battery burst into flames in luggage that had been placed in an overhead bin on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The flight was on its way to Seoul but had to make an emergency <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/18\/world-news\/air-china-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-lithium-battery-ignites-mid-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">landing<\/a> in Shanghai when the incident happened, the <em>New York Post<\/em> reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>&#8230;When the battery ignited, travelers began calling out for help to quell the flames.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cTwo flight attendants sprinted down the aisle carrying fire extinguishers while others shouted for travelers to remain seated,\u201d the <em>Post<\/em> article continued.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cA passenger quoted by local media said they heard a loud explosion moments before flames shot from the storage bin,\u201d the outlet noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article notes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, and local reports said the fire was believed to be caused by a power bank battery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cThe Federal Aviation Administration warns that lithium-ion batteries can undergo \u2018thermal runaway,\u2019\u00a0a self-heating reaction that can trigger explosions if a cell is damaged, overheated, overcharged or exposed to water,\u201d the <em>Post<\/em> article said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>In August 2024, a house fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2024\/08\/04\/house-fire-erupts-oklahoma-dog-chews-lithium-ion-battery\/\">erupted<\/a> at an Oklahoma family\u2019s residence when their dog chewed on a lithium-ion battery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>A few months later, a lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2024\/10\/31\/watch-75-workers-escape-just-before-lithium-battery-plant-explodes-missouri\/\">caught<\/a> fire and exploded. All 75 workers at the scene were able to escape, per Breitbart News.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>More recently, a huge fire broke out at a California power plant in a building containing lithium-ion batteries, the outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/17\/evacuations-road-closures-begin-as-fire-engulfs-worlds-largest-battery-plant-in-california\/\">reported<\/a>\u00a0in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Handle your electronics carefully!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Breitbart posted an article about a lithium battery fire on an Air China jet. 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