The Carmel Fire Department is among many agencies across the U.S. seeing a rise in the number of fires linked to lithium ion ...

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 ...

Lithium batteries present the "fastest growing" risk of fires, a Welsh fire and rescue service has said. The batteries, and ...

Bringing a phone charger or power bank on the plane? Keep them in your carry-on, they're banned in checked luggage now.

Found in everything from phones to tablets to computers to e-bikes to cordless tools, shavers and toothbrushes, lithium-ion ...

Insurers concerned over rise in lithium-ion battery fires (8 min 32 sec ... increase year-on-year in fires started from lithium ion batteries - which are used in phones, hearing aids, power tools, ...

May is Electrical Safety Month—and we’re always looking for ways to help you and your family live happier, healthier, and safer lives. One everyday item deserves a closer look: lithium-ion ...

However, many modern phones now commonly feature lithium ... Malfunction and damage are very rare, so lithium-ion battery technology is very safe to use. Especially if you avoid extreme heat ...

Batteries power our phones, laptops, tools, toys—and increasingly, our waste and recycling systems are paying the price.

The list is already long, but the TSA has added these new items on the checked bag ban list due to some recent incidents.