Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter ...

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed when an e-bike battery exploded like a “blowtorch” inside a Queens pizzeria on the Fourth of July – trapping her as she tried to leave the bathroom, the FDNY said.

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...

The woman watched the electric wheelchair go up in flames in her driveway: "I really couldn't believe it exploded in that manner and with that amount of force, I've never seen anything like it." ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly exploding inside garbage trucks, endangering New York City's sanitation workers. The long, rectangular batteries used in e-bikes have become a fiery threat to ...

Lithium-ion batteries, despite being one of the most important pieces of modern technology, have always had a particularly grievous flaw: They're highly flammable. If you puncture a lithium-ion ...

The second major incident that’s come to light since the initial recall occurred in February 2026, when a 47-year-old woman was charging her phone on a plane. The power bank “caught on fire and ...

The chemical element lithium has been found for the first time in material ejected by a nova. Observations of Nova Centauri 2013 made using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, and near Santiago ...