Garbage truck fires are never ideal, but they are usually not catastrophic. When a fire broke out on December 6 in the back of a garbage truck making its Friday rounds through the Chicago suburb of ...

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.

A 76-year-old grandmother in Flushing became New York City’s first victim this year to die in a fire caused by an exploding lithium-ion battery, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced Tuesday. The ...

Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries are everywhere. They are in personal electronics, power tools, micro-mobility devices, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS). Researchers around the ...

There is not a single solution on how to mitigate fires from lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Strategies and concerns will continue to change as car manufactureres continue to release ...

An integrated Li-ion battery bank recently caught fire onboard an inspected passenger vessel when loosely crimped lugs overheated. While no one was injured and the vessel sustained minimal damage, ...