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Half of businesses have reported incidents with lithium batteries

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A survey conducted by Aviva has revealed the proportion of firms that have experienced incidents involving devices that contain lithium-ion batteries.

In a survey of 501 UK businesses, 54% of respondents had experienced an incident involving one, with 36% reporting they had experienced a battery overheating.

19% of businesses had experienced a device

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