Well i'm not to sure about this one. I'd have to see that letter of claim, and allegations, and a copy of the file to be able to give a correct answer.
The school insurer would contact the club/hirer in the first instance. There must be a hire agreement, and the damage will be covered by the terms of that.
The circumstances of cells going up seem a little strange, brand new cells being opened up, bursting into flames? I would have to question this. Do the cells come charged? We're they in the process of being charged and has the user charged them as per the manufacturers instructions? Has the person been negligent in any way regarding the handling of the cells? If he has then that would be the cell company out of the claim anyway.
Does the club operate as per the BRCA rules re charging in a lipo sack? If so was this clearly displayed? Has the club been negligent by not enforcing the charging of lipos in sacks?
If someone was not using a set of BRCA legal cells the i'm pretty sure the BRCA could say to a member not our problem.
There are so many questions that need to be answered before anyone could possibly come to a liability decision.
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