Jiangmen Hongli Energy Co.ltd

Jiangmen Hongli Energy Co.ltd

How To Put Lithium Battery Fire Out

2026 06/12

Lithium battery fire response must focus on personal safety first. When a battery overheats, smokes, swells, leaks, or catches fire, people should move away, isolate nearby flammable materials when safe, and call emergency services for serious incidents. The FAA advises immediate action when lithium batteries show smoke, fire, or extreme heat, while NFPA notes that water can be used by firefighters to cool lithium-ion battery fires and reduce heat spread.

What To Do First

Small device fires may be controlled with a suitable extinguisher and water cooling when it is safe to act. Large battery packs, spreading flames, toxic smoke, or repeated reignition should be handled by trained responders.

Situation Safer Response
Hot battery Stop use and isolate safely
Smoke or odor Leave the area and ventilate
Small flame Use extinguisher if trained
Reheating risk Cool and monitor from distance
Large fire Call emergency responders

Prevention Starts Before Use

Most serious lithium battery risks come from short circuit, overheating, physical damage, wrong charging, poor packing, or unsuitable battery selection. Hongli focuses on primary lithium manganese batteries, including CR123A, CR2, CR14250, CR14505, CR17450, CR17505, CRP2, 2CR5, CRV3, CR9V, button cells, and customized lithium battery packs. Primary lithium batteries are not rechargeable, so recharging them can create serious safety risks.

Manufacturer Vs Trader

A trader may provide battery models, but may not control cell consistency, internal resistance, leakage inspection, polarity, insulation, label accuracy, or batch traceability. A direct manufacturer can manage material selection, cell production, pack assembly, testing, packaging, and export documents more effectively.

OEM ODM And Quality Control

For OEM / ODM projects, buyers should confirm voltage, capacity, pulse current, continuous current, connector, wire length, operating temperature, label content, packing method, and safety documents. Hongli checks open circuit voltage, capacity, internal resistance, leakage, appearance, polarity, insulation, high-low temperature performance, packing accuracy, and batch records.

Export Compliance

Lithium battery export commonly requires MSDS, UN38.3 test information, proper packaging, carton marks, and transport documents. Hongli can support stable lithium battery production, customized packs, and export-ready documentation for safer industrial applications.