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The Brunswick Hills Fire department on Wednesday began a campaign to help people properly and safely dispose of used lithium ...
Firefighters responding to a basement blaze in Fresh Meadows across from Flushing Cemetery around 7:30 p.m. found “100 ...
The Charleston Fire Department is urging citizens to stay aware of the dangers associated with lithium-ion batteries after one that wasn't working properly spar ...
Besides the batteries that caught fire, an FDNY hazmat unit recovered 600 individual battery cells found in the basement.
A powerful explosion from an E-bike lithium-ion battery tore through a bedroom in Newport earlier this week leaving the room ...
Lithium-ion battery fires are difficult to extinguish and a new frontier in firefighting, Cape Cod fire departments say.
FDNY fire marshals have determined that a Murray Hill house fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery on Sunday evening.
Refurbishing lithium power tool batteries can be risky. Improper repairs may lead to thermal runaway, fires, explosions, or ...
A garbage truck fire in Lakewood was sparked by lithium-ion batteries. Firefighters tackled the blaze in sweltering heat, ...
The Hauppauge Fire District is calling for a moratorium on a proposed 79-megawatt battery energy storage system.
Modern Milwaukee tools use lithium-ion batteries, and fully discharging them can actually cause them to lose capacity. Thus, ...