Facilities managers must make a risk-benefit calculation if they’re looking at the batteries for on-site energy storage, news ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning that some portable power bank chargers sold by Chinese device maker iWalk ...

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly the cause of fires in Montreal, and the city's fire service is working to spread ...

There has been a 93% surge in lithium-ion battery fires between 2022 and 2024, new research suggests, with e-bikes driving ...

Lithium-ion batteries are used to power a growing variety of products, including the vast majority of electric vehicles, ...

Pacific Gas & Electric said it plans to soon reopen a battery facility in Moss Landing next to one that burned in January.

During hurricanes Helene and Milton dozens of fires were sparked when floodwaters hit lithium-ion batteries in both electric vehicles and common household items.

There are two main reasons. First, lithium-ion batteries contain highly flammable components, which means that overheating, physical abuse, or short-circuiting can make them catch fire. Second, ...

If lithium-ion battery fires are near impossible to completely prevent, then containing thermal runaway events is crucial.

Several fires across northern Utah sparked by lithium ion battery-powered equipment have kept fire crews busy. Now, they're ...

A family's close call with a lithium-ion battery fire has underscored the growing risks associated with these common ...

The fire erupted in a Bronx apartment building Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY, sending residents scrambling to ...