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

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.

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

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

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, ...

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

The CPUC will vote on a proposal adopting new safety standards for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...

Warnings have been issued to celebrities and the thousands of displaced locals who were forced to flee their homes in the ...

The Oklahoma City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery.The fire broke out in the 400 ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

Far too many lithium batteries end up carelessly in Austria's residual waste - with sometimes literally incendiary ...