Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it
Publicly reported fire incidents at waste and recycling facilities also hit 398, a new high since Fire Rover began compiling ...
California wildfire cleanup crews tackle toxic waste, risk of exploding batteries
After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries ...
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Runaway battery improves safety
Overheating batteries are a serious risk, in the worst cases leading to fires and explosion. A team has now developed a simple, cost-effective method to test the safety of lithium-ion batteries, which ...
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Batteries explode as crocodile chomps drone, smoke billows from jaws: 'Humans never learn'
A bizarre and alarming video of a crocodile devouring a drone mid-air has resurfaced online ... suggesting the device's lithium-ion battery exploded. The dramatic encounter left viewers worried ...
Truck fire in Rockport after battery explodes
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A truck fire in Rockport is now under control after an explosion inside the vehicle. The Rockport Fire Chief Jamie McAlister said the battery inside a white Chevrolet Silverado ...