You might wonder why a regular fire extinguisher, the kind you might have in your home or workplace, can't handle lithium-ion battery fires. SafeQuip, a leading distributor of fire-related equipment, ...

Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery ...

Dozens of people were evacuated Thursday when a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire at a Wallkill apartment, officials say.

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

A fire on Tuesday involving a lithium-ion battery powered phone left a man hurt, despite firefighters saying he did everything right.

Fire crews in Westchester responded to a garbage truck fire after workers spotted smoke coming from a lithium-ion battery ...

Lithium-ion fires are prone to reigniting because the lithium salts used in the battery are self-oxidizing, meaning that they can't be "starved out" like a traditional fire, according to safety ...