FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years ...

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter ...

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 ...

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.

The FDNY has seen a startling 53% increase in structural fires linked to exploding lithium-ion batteries this year — a sobering statistic that shows e-bike and scooter owners are not taking seriously ...

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

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding ...

Lithium-ion batteries have sparked fires in hoverboards, cell phones and more, but the danger also comes from incorrectly throwing these types of batteries away. There have been multiple fires at U.S.