From laptops and cell phones to vapes and electric vehicles, most people are surrounded by lithium-ion batteries daily.

Lithium-ion batteries are used in all sorts of electronics, like smart phones, laptops, and e-bikes. That’s because they can store a lot of energy in a small package. Unfortunately, this also means ...

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 ...

A tractor trailer carrying lithium ion batteries caught on fire Thursday morning in Columbus, causing several neighborhoods in the area to be evacuated and the closure of four interstate exit ramps.

Video captured the moment a truckload of lithium ion batteries exploded and blew apart a cargo container that fell on its side in a big rig rollover crash near the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.

Once your lithium batteries turn old or become damaged, make sure you are keeping yourself and your family safe by disposing ...

All week long Fire Departments across KELOLAND are talking about Fire Prevention Week. The Rapid City Department has been ...

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-ion batteries are increasingly exploding inside garbage trucks, endangering New York City's sanitation workers. The long, rectangular batteries used in e-bikes have become a fiery threat to ...

Lithium-ion batteries, despite being one of the most important pieces of modern technology, have always had a particularly grievous flaw: They're highly flammable. If you puncture a lithium-ion ...

Garbage truck fires are never ideal, but they are usually not catastrophic. When a fire broke out on December 6 in the back of a garbage truck making its Friday rounds through the Chicago suburb of ...