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After lithium-ion battery causes fire, officials remind about proper use of devices
WROC Rochester· 4 hours agoBRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — An important safety reminder from officials after a different type of fire...
Scientists make battery technology breakthrough that could impact everything from smartphones to...
MSN News· 5 days ago"Our goal was not just to make lithium-ion batteries safer but also more efficient." Scientists make...
Concerns over electric vehicle fires on the rise
WMBB News 13· 2 days agoBAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach firefighters had their hands full Monday night after an electric vehicle crashed on Back Beach Road. The...
567,000 chargers sold at Costco recalled after 2 homes catch fire
CBS News· 2 days agoPortable battery chargers recalled after 120 reports of the product overheating, safety watchdog...
567,000 Portable Battery Chargers Sold At Costco Recalled After House Fires | 630 KHOW
iHeartRadio· 2 days agoAn urgent recall has been issued for over 567,000 portable chargers sold at Costco due to a fire risk. The recall covers the following three models of the myCharge POWER HUB ...
Batteries from e-bikes cause fires in Cambridgeshire
BBC News· 2 days agoFire services have warned people to be cautious with electric batteries after responding to two fires caused by them in a matter of days. Last week Cambridgeshire
Electric vehicle battery fires presents new challenges to fire departments
WJHG Panama City· 2 days agoThe Panama City Beach Fire Department responded. “We were on the scene for about two hours just...
Fire in Otay Mesa puts battery storage projects under scrutiny and neighborhoods on edge
U-T San Diego· 3 days agoA fire at a battery storage facility in Otay Mesa is out — but the stubborn nature of the blaze has...
‘Catastrophic failure’ of e-bike battery pack caused CdA police building fire
Idaho State Journal· 4 days agoA “catastrophic failure” of an electric bicycle lithium-ion battery pack being charged caused a fire...
Needles Fire burns more than 100 acres on California-Arizona border, has community under "SET"...
12 News KPNX· 6 hours agoA wildfire, called the Needles Fire, burning on both sides of the Colorado River near Needles,...