HARTFORD, Wis. — A fire started by a lithium-ion battery from a dismantled iPad in Hartford could've ended a lot worse had it not been for a locally distributed suppressant spray designed for battery fires.

According to the Hartford Fire Department, on September 5th, children were inside their South Street home when they took apart an iPad, and while deconstructing the device, the battery caught fire.

Firefighters used Stay Safe Spray, a special suppressant that puts out battery fires, something Fire Suppression Solutions CEO Amy Scheu said normal extinguishers cannot do.

"A regular fire extinguisher will not extinguish a lithium-ion battery fire," she said. "It will cool it down, it will kind of look like it's out, but those batteries have a tendency to reignite in those situations."

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