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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Samsung halts production of its failed Galaxy Note 7, WSJD's Nathan Olivarez-Giles offers a primer on smartphone batteries as users question the dangers of lithium ion.

NEW YORK — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly ...

This incident is a stark reminder of how dangerous lithium-ion battery fires can be, especially when combined with other volatile elements like CNG cylinders. The thermal runaway effect in lithium-ion ...

Portland Fire & Rescue responded to reports of lithium-ion batteries "exploding" and catching fire on the fourth floor of the engineering building at Portland State University. Crews arrived on the ...

The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry ...

Dumping the load early seems to be the standard practice. Something like training seems to have failed as noted. Then something else failed like how to deal with this type of fire. Many cheese holes ...