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Product

Baseus BS-30KP365

Category

Electronics

Report number

20241117-BB374-2147335215

Ownership age

About 46 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20241117-BB374-2147335215. Severity: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional. Product: Baseus BS-30KP365 (A 30Ah or 30000mAH lithium power bank by the brand "Baseus" based in Shenzhen China. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JV788NL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Incident: A 30Ah lithium power bank for charging laptops and smartphones exploded and caught fire while being charged with compatible usb-c charger to 63% charge. This power bank had been charged without incident or any noticeable signs of damage to the battery for weeks before this incident. This incident lead to the whole house fire damage mitigation and loss of a majority of personal belongings. While the fire was put out minutes after the thermal runaway event, the smoke and soot contaminated the whole 1700 square foot plus house. Home occupants including myself were exposed to lithium battery fire emissions such as hydrogen fluoride, sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, other acids, biphenyl and more than likely other hazardous materials. Occupants report symptoms of loss of taste, numbness in mouth/gums, dizziness, blurred vision, memory loss, loss of concentration, nose and bleeding in stools, hair loss, and tinnitus. UPDATED ON 11/18/2024: [Please also find via this link a video showing the extent of soot and debris caused by the battery combustion covering the personal belongings in the room in which the fire started. [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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