As holiday shoppers buy more devices powered by lithium‑ion batteries, safety concerns are rising. Fires linked to these batteries are happening more often — including on airplanes — yet critics say ...

Operators, firefighters, insurers and municipalities have grappled with a problem that continues to grow faster than our ...

Lithium batteries can be damaged by severe temperatures, overcharging, and impacts. Those batteries then overheat and can ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — All week long Fire Departments across KELOLAND are talking about Fire Prevention Week. The Rapid City Department has been focusing on lithium ion batteries and the fires that ...

While the technology is popular because of its light weight, high energy density, and ability to recharge, these kinds of ...

"It's a very significant problem." That is how Robert Slone, senior vice president and chief scientist at UL Solutions, describes the growing risk tied to everyday devices powered by lithium‑ion ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Folks at Travis County Emergency Services District 12 (TCESD12) are leading the charge to promote Fire Prevention Week in October. It’s a joint safety campaign put on by Travis ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Do you have lithium-ion batteries in your home? Those batteries are in many of our home products like computers and smart phones, and they can be a fire hazard if not stored ...

The 1.5% surcharge, capped at $15, expands a recycling program that's been quietly collecting old computer monitors and TVs ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau revealed in a new report on Thursday, Dec. 18 that a fire in a passenger jet’s overhead locker was caused by a power bank with a lithium-ion battery ...

Queenslanders are being urged to keep all batteries out of kerbside bins as waste operators continue to battle fires caused ...