A recycling facility says disposing of vapes in recycling is causing "significant problems".
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...
Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in landfill sites across the UK. When devices are ...
We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...
An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.
LAFD: battery fires are surging — 45 per week — and the department wants UL‑style rules and more hazmat staff.
Fire services in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area are warning residents about an increase in fires caused by a common ...
There is growing danger in what people are throwing out after a lithium-ion battery burned and exploded at Edmonton’s dump.
A spine-chilling video showed a man- clueless of consequences- chewing on a lithium phone battery– only for the battery to ...
It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable lithium-ion battery with a solar panel as their parent's phone showed low battery.