The lithium battery fire risk sitting on your desk
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Ask most people where a lithium battery fire starts and they'll say an e-bike. But the batteries we charge most often are the ones on our desks: laptops, tablets, power banks and the phone plugged in overnight. They use the same lithium-ion cells, and they carry the same risk, right next to everything that can catch alight.
The risk sits on your desk
A laptop or power bank that's damaged, faulty or overcharged can enter thermal runaway, a fast, self-sustaining reaction that produces intense heat, toxic gas and flame. It's most likely when a device is charging unattended, has been dropped, or is starting to swell. On a desk or bench, a failure happens surrounded by paper, timber and fabric.
What the bag does
The Fireproof Laptop & Battery Bag is built for exactly that scenario. Its silicone-coated fibreglass shell is rated to withstand continuous temperatures of 550°C and instantaneous peaks up to 1100°C, containing a thermal event inside the bag instead of letting it spread to the room around it. That containment buys you the most important thing in a fire: time to move clear and call 000.
Sized for everyday devices
At a slim 40 x 28cm, it's made for flat devices and compact packs rather than large e-bike cells. It fits laptops up to around 15 to 16 inches, tablets, power banks, camera and drone batteries, smaller tool packs and phones during charging. It lies flat on a desk while charging, or slides into a work bag with the reinforced wrist strap. If a device ever swells, runs hot, smells or leaks, move it straight into the bag and away from anything combustible.
On sale now
The Fireproof Laptop & Battery Bag is $75, down from $95, a simple, dedicated line of defence for the devices you charge every day. For larger e-bike and e-scooter batteries, see our Premium Battery Bag, and browse the full containment bag range.
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