Originally Posted by
tds101
Find out the details of what actually occurred before trying to scare people off. The fire was caused by improper charging of batteries. There were extension cords everywhere. It had nothing to do with the batteries themselves.
Whatever the case, the combination of cheap Chinese batteries and chargers, coupled with people not realizing the risks and using unsafe charging practices, is causing fires. Cheap drone batteries catch fire too, and don't forget about the smartphone fires that were a problem for a while. Quality really does matter and there is a wide variance between different batteries and chargers.