It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable ...

CHICAGO — Lithium-ion batteries power lots of our everyday electronic devices. However, if these batteries are flawed, they have the potential to cause serious harm or even death. The Chicago Fire ...

Used in smartphones, vapes, toys, power tools and e-scooters, lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, but if not handled or charged properly they can catch fire or explode. The risk isn’t just in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Fire Department is warning people to be wary of lithium-ion batteries after they were responsible for starting three fires in just the last month. “Over ...

DGCA has asked airlines to reassess safety protocols, provide better training to crew for early fire detection and ensure ...

As holiday wish lists fill with the latest technology and battery-powered devices, the Muscatine Fire Department reminds ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lithium-ion batteries, known for packing a punch of charge within a small space, can also pose a growing fire risk. Nearly 400 first responders gathered in a vacated North ...

Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law that aims to curb the risk of battery fires and increase the recycling of lithium batt ...

Because the battery didn't blow up. They're not even certain there was a battery. There was a fire in the hold, and the speculation is that it started from a crushed battery. A whole series of events ...

India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said that power banks and spare batteries will ...

ADELPHI, Md. -- Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its ...