WASHINGTON — Firefighters are once again warning of the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after a fire in a Northwest DC apartment building over the weekend. Crews were called to the apartments located ...
As electric bikes continue to grow in popularity, so has the number of battery fires, some of which are fatal. This past weekend, an e-bike sparked a massive, hours-long blaze that destroyed a Bronx ...
A brand of electric scooters sold at Walmart and Sam's Club is being recalled due to concerns over its lithium-ion batteries. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the batteries can ...
The Fire Safety Research Institute team partnered with researchers from UL Solutions to conduct experiments to quantify hazards that are posed in residences when the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery of an ...
As firefighters battled a five-alarm fire at a supermarket in the Bronx earlier this month, New York City officials gathered beside what they said was the cause of the fire: the blackened shell of ...
The cost of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is running at nearly three times those of normal house fires, a top insurer has revealed. Insurance Australia Group, operator of some of the country’s ...