As electric vehicles become more common on the road, fire departments and emergency response teams are being asked to manage ...

Newly released security footage from an e-bike facility in Quebec, Canada, shows a lithium-ion battery fire igniting and rapidly escalating—then being immediately extinguished before it could destroy ...

An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Saturday when a passenger’s device caught fire after takeoff, marking the latest in a string of alarming incidents involving lithium ...

"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 ...

In March, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is expected to publish its latest research on lithium battery risks in the aircraft cabin, which is likely to recommend that smoke and fire ...

On Thursday, Jan. 15, San Luis Obispo Fire Department crews responded to reports of smoke coming from containment barrels outside a business on South Higuera Street at around 7:32 p.m. This is the ...