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Battery Catches Fire at Beta Technologies’ Vermont HQ
A lithium-ion battery pack burst into flames inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont.
A lithium-ion battery pack caught fire inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont. (Photo: South Burlington Fire Department)
A lithium-ion battery pack caught fire inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont. (Photo: South Burlington Fire Department)

A lithium-ion battery pack caught fire inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington (Vermont) International Airport on Aug. 26 at approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT. Beta Technologies, which aims to have its all-electric Alia 250 in service in 2025, is working with the local fire department to determine what caused the fire.


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