Lithium batteries in devices like laptops, mobile phones, electronic cigarettes, and power banks can produce smoke, fire or ...

A passenger's power bank caught fire in Melbourne Airport’s international Qantas business lounge yesterday, setting the owner ...

In the United States, disposable vapes are being used and discarded improperly, too. Authorities in several states have ...

Flames destroyed the manufacturing facility of Heibert Cabinets and Woodworking, but the Canadian company immediately began ...

An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.

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 ...

According to the scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) of Germany, a certain phenomenon occurs when charging lithium-ion batteries that greatly leads to short circuit and reduced ...

Lithium batteries that exploded while being charged were the "most probable cause" of a fire Saturday that injured two firefighters and did an estimated $475,000 damage to a home on the southwest side ...

A North Carolina fire department is reminding others about lithium-ion battery safety after the assistant fire chief’s dog got his paws on a lithium-ion battery device and started a fire. The Chapel ...

Don’t buy a device with a rechargeable battery unless it comes from a reputable brand and seller, and be extra careful when charging e-scooters and e-bikes at home.

Lithium battery bags do work, but only to contain fires, not prevent them. For most users, they’re an inexpensive safeguard ...