Ferry operators to conduct regular battery fire drillsBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterFerry operators are required to conduct a drill at least once every three months to test preparedness in handling fires caused by portable chargers, the Maritime and Port Bureau said yesterday. The announcement came after multiple reports of fires caused by portable chargers on the nation’s major railways. Photo courtesy of the Railway Police BureauBureau Director-General Yeh Hsieh-lung (葉協隆) said that portable chargers are powered by lithium batteries. Failure to conduct the drill would be deemed an operational deficiency, which operators would be required to rectify, the bureau said. Operators would be banned from providing services if such negligence would lead to safety concerns, it added.
