10/21/2026
Question for the adjusters here: what’s the smallest ignition source you’ve seen turn into a major claim?
Last Friday in Wilkesboro, NC, a retired weather sensor with a watch-type lithium battery set a commercial building on fire. Video caught it. The fire reached the attic.
Small source, big footprint. Smoke and soot travel through wall cavities and attic space long after the flames are out, and that’s where scopes get missed.
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Read the report: https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/batterys-thermal-runaway-causes-fire/article_2e24bcc0-2408-5b84-859b-5cfd394baba2.html