U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, is a new member of pinfa-NA (pinfa North America). Borax is a global leader in the supply and science of borates: naturally occurring minerals containing boron and other elements. US Borax supplies 30% of the world’s demand for refined...
One child died in a house fire probably started by an overheating cell phone igniting a couch in North Carolina. Another child and the mother were injured. The fire occurred early in the morning and extensively damaged the house, which did not have smoke detectors....
EV fires show heat release comparable to fossil fuelled vehicles, but with additional risks of toxicity and extinguishing. A review of over 170 publications provides an up-to-date summary on fire risks of batteries in electric vehicles, including photos of EV fires...
“Battery fires are one of the most important issue impacting recyclers currently” E. Katrakis, EuRIC (European Recycling Industries Confederation). A report by recycling industry experts and industry federations says that occurrence of fires in electrical waste...
Efectis launches EU-funded initiative towards coherence of EU fire safety statistics, terminology and methodologies. This project results from an EU Parliament motion voted in 2018 (see pinfa Newsletter n°95). The aim is to map terminology and fire data collected by...
