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You likely have a lot of lithium-ion batteries around your home. The long-lasting batteries can be found in everything from laptops to smoke detectors to power tools. Once one of those batteries is ...
A hoverboard's lithium-ion battery ignited a fire in a Hagerstown home early Tuesday morning, causing an estimated $1,000 in damages.
A Virginia Beach mother is counting her blessings after a harrowing escape from her home last month. It was around midnight June 5 when Michelle Buckingham’s teen daughter heard a funny noise that ...
New fire-resistant container aims to enhance the safe transport of waste lithium-ion batteries across the United Kingdom and ...
Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries—including cell phones, laptops, vape pens and portable chargers—cause smoke or fire on U.S. flights several times per month.
The FAA is investigating after a battery fire onboard a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale prompted an emergency landing.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — Firefighters battled a fire that injured one person in Maryland on Thursday, officials said. A lithium battery caused a fire in a basement at 10 Brooks Avenue near ...
A Delta flight made an emergency landing due to a passenger's personal battery catching fire. Lithium-ion battery fires on planes have increased significantly in recent years. Spare lithium-ion ...
Airbus is calling attention to lithium battery fires and how to fight them in the cabin or the cockpit—a complex task crews ought to be familiar with.