ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...

Since the first lithium-ion battery was commercially produced by Sony in 1991, the demand has grown exponentially – from ...

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 ...

The extreme investigators at How to Survive break down the immediate steps you must take when a lithium-ion battery catches ...

Lithium-ion batteries just keep on spontaneously exploding in Toronto, and the city's Fire Chief is warning the public about the growing threat of ...

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.

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed when an e-bike battery exploded like a “blowtorch” inside a Queens pizzeria on the Fourth of July – trapping her as she tried to leave the bathroom, the FDNY said.

To create the images, two batteries were heated to 250 degrees Celsius (around 482 degrees Fahrenheit) and observed what happened using a thermal camera and a powerful synchrotron X-ray. The object ...

Toronto’s fire chief is sounding the alarm after a dramatic e‑bike fire outside a city residence sent lithium‑ion battery cells flying like projectiles, a dangerous phenomenon firefighters say they ...

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 ...

Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding "zombie batteries" are still piling up in waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...

Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars. Lithium-Ion technology is the current standard for these kinds of consumer ...