Lithium batteries my ass

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10. Are they talking about this Emirates flight

http://avherald.com/h?article=4521d5ef&opt=0

Incident: Emirates B773 near Urumqi on Jul 2nd 2012, fire in cargo hold
By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Jul 3rd 2012 19:59Z, last updated Tuesday, Jul 3rd 2012 19:59Z

An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EGQ performing flight EK-308 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Beijing (China) with 270 people on board, was enroute near Urumqi (China) when the crew received an aft cargo fire indication and activated the cargo fire suppression system. The crew diverted to Urumqi for a safe landing, emergency services found a number of burned bags in the aft cargo hold, the fire had been extinguished by the cargo fire suppression system in flight. No injuries occurred.

Urumqi airport reported a few pieces of luggage were damage by fire, a particular suitcase containing a lithium battery was identified as source of the fire, evidence suggests the lithium battery ignited as result of thermal runaway, the cause of the ignition however needs to be confirmed.