A runaway thermal event severely injured four firefighters and prompted major changes to how battery energy storage sites are built and monitored.

At least one student was treated for unspecified injuries after a lithium-ion battery from a scooter ignited a fire inside a ...

LUDLOW — An electric scooter battery explosion caused a house fire in Ludlow on Tuesday, the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined. Firefighters were called around 4 p.m. Tuesday to the fire, the ...

A recycling facility says disposing of vapes in recycling is causing "significant problems".

Lithium-ion batteries power a host of everyday electronics, but they can also be a fire hazard. Here are some key warning ...

Lawmakers on the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee and related officials inspect lithium-ion batteries retrieved from the fire site at the National Information Resources ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

Ottawa Fire Services is urging residents not to overcharge lithium-ion batteries after a fire recently destroyed two homes in ...

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...

REXBURG — Firefighters with the Madison and Idaho Falls fire departments, along with deputies from the Madison County Sheriff's Office, watched Wednesday as a pack of lithium-ion battery cells burst ...

It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable lithium-ion battery with a solar panel as their parent's phone showed low battery.