Li-battery, cargo, fire 25Aug09 during "sort"
From FAA's site:
Press Release – FAA Proposes $175,000 Civil Penalty Against MIT
"... a fiberboard box containing 33 electronic devices ... Aug. 25, 2009. Each electronic device consisted of a lithium battery attached to a circuit board and tube-like container.The package was discovered with smoke and flames coming from it while it was moving on a conveyor at the FedEx sorting facility in Medford, Mass. Two of the devices in the package heated and melted, which caused the surrounding cushioning and packaging to catch fire. ... package was not properly labeled ... did not know the shipment contained hazardous material. ... unsuccessful attempts to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher.
"... batteries were not packaged in a manner that would prevent a short-circuit that could create sparks or generate a dangerous quantity of heat...."