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Publication Date: August 5, 2026 - 12:56

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Cause of Toronto shelter fire not known, but lithium-ion batteries ‘involved’: TFS

August 5, 2026
When the batteries heat up, some can enter what the UL Research Institutes call a 'thermal runaway,' an uncontrollable, self-heating state that can lead to combustion.


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