Columbus County Emergency Services is offering a training course to help first responders handle these emergencies as ...

"Investigators are going more often to fires and finding that lithium-ion batteries have been on an uptick, causing more ...

Firefighters rescued two dogs from a smoke-filled home after an exploding lithium battery triggered a fire response at a ...

Lithium-ion batteries are used in common household devices. Fire crews shared tips on how to stop them from catching fire.

The Durham Fire Department is raising awareness about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries as part of Fire Prevention Week. Used in everyday items like phones, e-bikes, power tools and toys, ...

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 ...

A fire that broke out Thursday evening in a Cambridge apartment displaced four residents and caused an estimated $600,000 in damage, state fire officials said. The blaze, reported around 5 p.m. at 314 ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

"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) — Last week, an electric bike that was being charged in an east Austin apartment caused a fire, according to the Austin Fire Department. E-bikes are powered by lithium-ion batteries.