Batteries: Fires

(asked on 10th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many lithium-ion battery fire incidents were recorded in 2020.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 18th October 2022

Data collected through the Fire and Rescue Service Incident Recording System (IRS) does not include data on whether fire incidents attended were caused by or involved lithium-ion batteries.

The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here: Fire statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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