7 on Your Side: How to stay safe around batteries that may explode

7 on Your Side's Michael Finney has talked with several Bay Area scientists that have been working on preventing battery fires. But for now, lithium-ion batteries are still powering millions of devices.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- 7 on Your Side's Michael Finney has talked with several Bay Area scientists that have been working on preventing battery fires. But for now, lithium-ion batteries are still powering millions of devices.

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Watch the video in the player above for advice on how to stay safe with these batteries in your devices.

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