One e-scooter with a lithium-ion battery: That’s all it took to burn down a home that had been in a Florida woman’s family ...

Hanover's fire prevention shows took on new lessons in 2025, seeking to educate the public - and children - about avoiding battery-involved fires.

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, ...

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," ...

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 ...

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 is a critical element as the world transitions to clean energy. However, its flammable nature and fine particulate ...

New solid-state technology offers higher energy density and faster charging. It’s so named because it does away with the ...

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 Chapel Hill Fire Department/Facebook A dog ...