Battery Catches Fire at Beta Technologies’ Vermont HQ

A lithium-ion battery pack burst into flames inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont.

A lithium-ion battery pack caught fire inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont. (Photo: South Burlington Fire Department)

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By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor

September 1, 2022

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