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.

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.

Fifty fires across 38 Massachusetts cities and towns involved rechargeable lithium-ion batteries over the past six months, according to an update on a new state effort to track those incidents.

There is a marked increase in the number of fires in Massachusetts caused by lithium-ion batteries that power items like electric cars, smartphones and e-bikes. The state Department of Fire ...

Recent lithium-ion battery fires make it worth taking a look at the safety issues around them. Reporter : Keely Arthur Photographer : Richard Adkins Producer : Pritchard Strong Web Editor : Ryan ...

Fire in Truck Carrying Lithium Ion Batteries Leads to 3-Hour Evacuation in Columbus, Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio's capital, Columbus, for several hours on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion ...

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 ...

Massachusetts alone has experienced 50 lithium-ion battery fires in the last six months. That’s more than double the national average, according to Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. The state ...

for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion batteries to explode. Police began evacuating a several-block area west of downtown shortly ...

Firefighters across Massachusetts are facing the “nearly impossible” task of extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires much more often, according to new state data showing that such blazes have ...