We all have batteries all over the place all the time and the idea that they could spontaneously catch fire just by their nature of being small containers filled with energy is thrilling and scary.
It's the same reason the Samsung phone battery fires became such a story.
I don't see anything misleading, the article says exactly this.
And I don't believe that testing was supposed to put things on fire, I presume fire is not supposed to happen at all. Definitely worth reporting.
It's the same reason the Samsung phone battery fires became such a story.