While true for lithium fires, a venting lithium-ion battery is not a typical lithium fire. According to the MSDS for lithium ion batteries, fires involving the

While true for lithium fires, a venting lithium-ion battery is not a typical lithium fire. According to the MSDS for lithium ion batteries, fires involving them can be extinguished with a typical ABC fire extinguisher. Lithium batteries (not the rechargeable kind) are the ones that need a class D extinguisher. Edit: > CO extinguishers, halon or copious quantities of water or water-based foam can be used to cool down burning Li- ion cells and batteries. Do not use for this purpose sand, dry powder or soda ash, graphite powder or fire blankets. > Extinguishing media Use water or CO2 on burning Li-ion cells or batteries http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg4/cg432/docs/msds/MSDS_LiIon.pdf http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg4/cg432/docs/msds/MSDS_LiIon.pdf