In a rather poor and hastily written article by Mobile Choice, news has come to light that a medical student narrowly escaped serious harm and suffered only minor burns when their EE Power Bar exploded.
In my blog a few weeks ago I explored the safety implications of renting (you don't actually own EE Power Bars) portable lithium battery packs - You have no idea how the potentially explosive lithium battery has been stored and handled.
I'd say that this was bound to happen. Lithium battery packs do need care and correct storage. I wouldn't want a battery pack that someone's left in their baking hot car interior during the summer months, and don't know if I'd trust some plonker not to tamper with one before returning it to an EE store.
We don't know who manufactures and supplies Power Bars to EE, but once again, a non branded battery pack "given" away for free can't be built to the highest specifications.
If you need a portable battery charger, I'd repeat that I'd buy your own, rather than succumb to EE's rental agreement.
Mobile Choice article: http://www.mobilechoiceuk.com/News/36596/medical-student-suffer-burns-after-her-ee-power-bar-bursts.aspx#.VbkQ28NwbIZ
