A FORRESTFIELD man was taken to hospital on Saturday following another lithium-ion battery fire.

St John WA said a man in his 30s with smoke inhalation was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital with the ambulance arriving at the hospital at 4.30am.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said triple zero calls about 3.30am on July 26 reported a house on fire on Agincourt Drive.

A DFES spokeswoman said five firefighting appliances crewed by career fire and rescue service firefighters arrived to find the brick-and-tile home on fire.

She said the home had been destroyed and was uninhabitable.

But crews prevented the fire from spreading outside the structure and had the fire under control by 4.30am.

The cause of the fire was a lithium-ion battery pack from a power tool, which was not on charge.

The people home at the time of the fire were able to get themselves out of danger.

Many modern portable devices contain a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

This includes devices such as phones, tablets, power banks, computers, toys, appliances and tools, as well as mobility equipment such as electric bikes and scooters.

Lithium-ion battery blamed for Aveley house fire reported on a house fire in Aveley and DFES data on the 2025 tally at that stage for battery-caused fires.

DFES deputy commissioner Craig Waters said as of July 22 there had been 87 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in Western Australia this year.

So far this year the top three ignition sources  for fires caused by lithium-ion batteries to date have been a battery not on charge – in storage or rubbish (26 instances), a battery charger – rectifier, inverter, charger (18 instances) and an e-rideable – e-skateboard, e-scooter, e-bike (18 instances).

Mr Waters said as more lithium-ion batteries – produced in their millions each year – were becoming far more common in households DFES continued to see an increase in fires caused by those batteries.

“Battery powered devices are a real fire risk if they are left on charge in isolated parts of the home like a garage, where people may not have a smoke alarm,’’ he said.

“Always purchase reputable products and check them for damage regularly.

“It’s important that people clean and test their smoke alarms regularly – working smoke alarms save lives.”

Key DFES safety tips include charging batteries on a hard surface away from flammable items, remove your device from the charger once fully charged, charge eRideables outside the home if possible and do not charge overnight, install a smoke or heat alarm in areas where devices are often charged and stored and never put lithium-ion batteries in household waste or recycling bins.

Visit the Recycle Right website to find out where to take lithium-ion batteries for disposal.