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Explosions Threatening Lithium-Ion's Edge in a Battery Race
- Battery exploded at plant in Arizona; two others were shut
- Arizona utility regulator calls for ‘thorough investigation’
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Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage complex in the U.S.
At least 21 fires had already occurred at battery projects in South Korea, according to BloombergNEF. But this latest one, erupting on Friday at a facility owned by a Pinnacle West Capital Corp. utility in Surprise, Arizona, marked the first time it has happened in America since batteries took off globally.