Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20141203:11:05:00
Lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger planes. jim avila tells us why they are still allowed on board despite the explosive threat. >> reporter: you are watching rarely seen before faa test video. a cargo container carried below in nearly every passenger jet. this one filled with 5,000 lithium ion batteries, just like the ones that power your cell phone and laptop. government researchers simulate overheating of just one battery inside. in a chain reaction, nearby batteries inside catch fire and the smoking container explodes. temperatures in the cargo hold reach 1100 degrees. the pilo...
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