A new service is tracking fires started by lithium-ion batteries, like the ones in your cell phone, e-bike, or even ...

The state Department of Fire Services has identified 50 lithium-ion battery fires in Massachusetts over the past six months, more than double the annual average documented by a national fire ...

lithium-ion batteries have started to show their limits. Scientists are looking for alternative materials and energy storage solutions, but researchers now say they can make li-ion batteries work ...

A tractor trailer carrying lithium ion batteries caught on fire Thursday morning in Columbus, causing several neighborhoods in the area to be evacuated and the closure of four interstate exit ramps.

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A lithium-ion battery fire requires a specific approach and cannot be put out with just water. “You can use water but nowhere near the water that we carry. We can put out a regular bedroom fire ...

In short: Two students were awoken after a lithium-ion battery powered mobile phone bank exploded, setting their bed alight. Fifty residents in the Carlton student accommodation building were ...

Fifty fires across 38 Massachusetts cities and towns involved rechargeable lithium-ion ... status, 56% of these devices were not charging at the time of the fire.Fire Marshal's battery safety ...

This process can occur within the battery if it becomes too hot, and it causes a chain reaction that can ultimately lead to a fire. Several factors can trigger thermal runaway in lithium-ion ...

A tractor trailer carrying lithium ion batteries caught on fire Thursday morning in Columbus, causing several neighborhoods in the area to be evacuated and the closure of four interstate exit ramps.