California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

New Albany Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said this week that New Albany fire crews have been out on several calls in recent days.

Lithium-ion batteries are making up a significant portion of these dangerous items - and the EPA worries they may explode or ...

Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but "due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were unable ...

Dozens of people were evacuated Thursday when a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire at a Wallkill apartment, officials say.

About 50 firefighters from several departments responded to help extinguish the fire that was reported just before 8 p.m. on ...

In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other ...

You might wonder why a regular fire extinguisher, the kind you might have in your home or workplace, can't handle lithium-ion battery fires. SafeQuip, a leading distributor of fire-related equipment, ...

A fire that gutted a house at 10 Franklin St. in Livermore Falls was caused by lithium-ion battery pack used for remote control cars, Livermore Falls Fire Chief Nathan Guptill said.

South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, ...

While lithium-ion batteries play an important role in our lives, they also pose serious fire risks to waste and resource ...

As South African policy makers consider procuring expensive battery storage plants, they should be mindful of the fact that ...