Hurricane Helene swamped Tampa with over 6 feet of storm surge, flooding entire neighborhoods. Tampa's mayor suspects floodwater sparked at least one electric vehicle fire that destroyed a home. The ...
Lithium-ion batteries are in all kinds of electronics. But they can explode and catch fire quickly. NBC News' Sam Brock got an up-close look at just how dangerous they can be in e-bikes and e-scooters ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local fire departments are joining together to help prevent lithium-ion battery fires this holiday season. The batteries are notorious for igniting e-bikes, e-scooters, and trash ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Fire Department is warning people to be wary of lithium-ion batteries after they were responsible for starting three fires in just the last month. “Over ...
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Recent high-profile national and local cases of electric vehicle fires and fires caused by lithium-ion batteries may have you concerned about keeping you and your family safe, ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Several fires across northern Utah sparked by lithium ion battery-powered equipment have kept fire crews busy. Now, they're reminding Utahns how to safely store, use, charge and ...
Australian homes will accumulate 33 lithium batteries on average this year, making fire fighters and insurers nervous as ...
Lithium-ion batteries power many everyday items like smartphones, vapes, toys, tools and e-scooters. But if not handled correctly, they can catch fire or even explode. As Chad Pawson reports, waste ...
A fire sparked by an e-bike battery killed a grandmother trapped by the blaze in the bathroom of a Queens pizzeria, officials said Tuesday. Sunnyside resident Yuet Kiu Cheung,76, was doing some ...