# Fire hazard "remotely" connected to cars **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 23, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083 "2020-08-23T18:33:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/1 "2020-08-23T18:33:37Z")
> **[Lithium-ion battery caused Loudoun Co. house fire, nearly $1M in damages | WTOP](https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2020/08/faulty-battery-causes-house-fire-in-loudoun-county/)** > > Loudoun County fire officials said a faulty lithium-ion battery in a remote-control car started a fire Friday in Aldie, Virginia, that displaced a family. No particular info on the car, but I think I made the right decision when I did not get the lithium-ion rechargeable hearing aids. Back in my career, lithium batteries were forbidden on USN submarines. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/2 "2020-08-23T19:01:29Z")
Imagine if that was a full sized automobile… ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/3 "2020-08-23T22:13:13Z")
> **[Firefighters work 16 hours to put out fires in Tesla Model S](https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/tesla-opens-investigation-car-burst-flames-times/story?id=59930420)** > > Tesla Model S bursts into flames twice in one day, sparking an investigation. Fire in electric cars are miserable and dangerous to put out. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/4 "2020-08-23T23:29:11Z")
> [@art1966](#): > > I think I made the right decision when I did not get the lithium-ion rechargeable hearing aids. I don’t know what mine are but I recharge them every night. Then I got one of those new fangled battery boosters and put it in my trunk. What are ya gonna do though. Those batteries are everywhere I think. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/5 "2020-08-24T00:25:02Z")
Look at the number of incidents and fatalities involving lithium batteries and aircraft. If this were widely publicized many might choose to take the bus or hitchhike. > **[Battery\_incident\_chart.pdf](https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/resources/lithium_batteries/media/Battery_incident_chart.pdf)** > > 991.89 KB ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/6 "2020-08-24T03:25:50Z")
So do they have those “containment bags” readily available on a flight? Makes me feel a little better if they do. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon though, except by car. ---
**Author:** ![PhantomPatriot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/phantompatriot/32/20713_2.png) [@PhantomPatriot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhantomPatriot)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fire-hazard-remotely-connected-to-cars/169083/7 "2020-08-24T05:19:46Z")
They’re part of the firefighting kit. It’s basically an aluminized fabric bag with a way to fold over the opening and smother a fire. Glad to know their use is SOP.