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by ben-schaaf 907 days ago
A lithium-ion battery fire is not a lithium fire; the lithium hexafluorophosphate electrolyte is non-flammable. You're mostly right about the rest, but it's really important to note that it's not a lithium fire.

Lithium combusts in the presence of water, so fighting a lithium(not-ion) battery fire requires special care.