Toshiba in june reported that a sony lithium battery was responsible for a notebook computer bursting into flames. Law on tuesday. In october a resident of douglasville ga. Doing something as simple as keeping a spare battery in its original retail packaging or a plastic zip lock bag will prevent unintentional short circuiting and fires said krista edwards deputy administrator of the phmsa in a statement. Tests conducted by the federal aviation administration show that aircraft cargo fire suppression systems on airplanes are incapable of containing fires caused by nonrechargeable lithium batteries packaged in bulk quantities. Airline passengers will no longer be allowed to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage the u.