CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lithium-ion batteries, known for packing a punch of charge within a small space, can also pose a growing fire risk. Nearly 400 first responders gathered in a vacated North ...

It can be difficult to disentangle everything that contributes to panic, but we know that panic is often not the right reaction. In 2016, a major consumer advocacy publication reported that ...

A Delta flight made an emergency landing due to a passenger's personal battery catching fire. Lithium-ion battery fires on planes have increased significantly in recent years. Spare lithium-ion ...

For more than two days, a vital shipping passageway in the Port of Los Angeles was shut down, and the cause was surprising to some. A big rig overturned, sparking a fierce lithium-ion battery blaze ...

The fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January left behind more than 1 million pounds of damaged lithium-ion batteries, ranging from slim capsules inside iPhones to the brick-like blocks ...

As you begin to buy holiday gifts for your family or loved ones, you might be surprised at how many things use lithium-ion batteries. Every year, it's estimated that there are more than 5,000 ...

Fortunately, both dogs in the house, and a cat, made it out uninjured. An Oklahoma fire department has shared dramatic video of a fire sparking as a dog chews through a lithium-ion battery—a warning ...

Lithium-ion battery fires can be intense and frightening. As someone who used to repair second-hand smartphones, I’ve extinguished my fair share of flaming iPhones with punctured lithium-ion batteries ...