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

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...

Firefighters say 75 people were evacuated for several hours and that everyone got out safely. Marianne Faithfull, British ...

Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but, 'due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were ...

The Oklahoma City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery.The fire broke out in the 400 ...

This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of ...

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 ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...

As a major fire ... largest battery energy storage facilities, investigators have begun an onsite probe of the cause. The blaze that began Jan. 16 destroyed most of a 300-MW lithium-ion battery ...

The FDNY says lithium-ion batteries were found inside a Queens home that went up in flames Friday morning. Four people were ...

One supervisor described the fire as a "Three Mile Island" event for the emerging lithium-ion battery industry. A week ago, Monterey County supervisors declared a state of emergency in response to ...