Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in landfill sites across the UK. When devices are ...

A recycling facility says disposing of vapes in recycling is causing "significant problems".

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.

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 ...

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...

Exploding e-bike and e-scooter batteries emitting "jet-like flames" and toxic fumes pose an increasingly lethal danger, a probe after a series of fire deaths has heard. An inquiry into the dangers of ...

It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable lithium-ion battery with a solar panel as their parent's phone showed low battery.

Ottawa Fire Services is urging residents not to overcharge lithium-ion batteries after a fire recently destroyed two homes in ...

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.

LE MARS, Iowa — Lithium batteries that exploded while being charged were the “most probable cause” of a fire Saturday that injured two firefighters and did an estimated $475,000 worth of damage to a ...

As Samsung halts production of its failed Galaxy Note 7, WSJD's Nathan Olivarez-Giles offers a primer on smartphone batteries as users question the dangers of lithium ion.