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After lithium-ion battery causes fire, officials remind about proper use of devices
WROC Rochester· 2 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 ...
Needles Fire burns more than 100 acres on California-Arizona border, has community under "SET"...
12 News KPNX· 5 hours agoA wildfire, called the Needles Fire, burning on both sides of the Colorado River near Needles,...
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
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...
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...
‘Catastrophic failure’ of e-bike battery pack caused CdA police building fire
Idaho State Journal· 3 days agoA “catastrophic failure” of an electric bicycle lithium-ion battery pack being charged caused a fire...