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

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

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires. The batteries are a major ...

Asked if rekindling of the Jan. 1 fire appeared the most likely cause, Medina said investigators "are not leading towards anything right now. We're taking everything in evaluating all the evidence ...

“The HFD in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team completed the on-scene origin and cause fire investigation, ” said the department ...

Rifts with Hamas and a far-right minister’s threat to resign complicated progress toward the Israeli cabinet’s vote on the deal, which includes the release of hostages. Israeli police ...

The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is fire retardant—much of it ... The agency's data shows the mixture can cause skin irritation and, if swallowed, can lead ...

THE cause of a fire which spread to the roof of a hospital has been deemed to be accidental. Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on Tuesday evening at Dewsbury and District Hospital ...

The extent of the Eaton fire, which has now ravaged 14,117 acres of the city since it started burning on January 7, can be seen in new NASA images of Altadena. The picture was snapped on January ...

Most home and renters insurance policies cover damage to your house and belongings caused by fire and smoke. This includes wildfires. However, your insurance company may not offer fire protection for ...