I have seen speculation that the explosions could have been caused by lithium batteries alone, or that they may have been implanted with other explosives.
Resolves "no" if the batteries were modified but no unusual material was added
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@JesWolfe fwiw from a chemistry perspective the explosions reported/recorded cannot happen from a mere lithium-ion battery, regardless of whether it is electrically compromised or via manipulation of the charge electronics circuitry. I don’t think you should have any trepidation about having resolved this.
(Speaking as an electronics engineer, I actually bet without reading any of the reporting on this because I was confident of the chemistry facts. I’ve exploded much larger li-ion batteries on accident before and this isn’t what it looks like.)