Lithium-ion batteries can become unstable under certain conditions, leading to fires. Now, researchers have used new materials that they say can make batteries safer.

A lithium-ion blaze that lit the night in Warwick on Friday, Dec. 19, has bolstered local opposition to Terra-Gen’s proposed battery energy storage system that would be 74 ...

Lithium batteries have become the headline villain in yacht fire conversations, but according to Fireboy chief operations ...

The dog "counter-surfed while his humans (a CHFD family) were away and got hold of a device with a lithium ion battery," the Chapel Hill Fire Department said A dog started a house fire by chewing on a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The battery pack of a cordless drill sparked an apartment fire Sunday night in Lakewood that caused an estimated $50,000 in damages and displaced one family.

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

A recently released video captured the moment a dog belonging to a North Carolina assistant fire chief ironically sparked a small house fire by chewing on a lithium-ion battery. The Chapel Hill Fire ...

FAIRWAY, Kan. — A family of five has been forced out of their Fairway, Kansas, home following a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery. Fire investigators said a lithium-ion battery for a lawnmower is ...

WASHINGTON — A dog in North Carolina started a fire while his owner was away after playing with a device with a lithium battery in it. The dog, named Colton, was home alone when he "counter-surfed," ...