Exploding lithium-ion batteries are blamed for fires in area junkyards and drop in port traffic

Scrap metal, one of the Philadelphia area’s biggest shipping products, has been piling up in area scrapyards since June 4 ...

Li-ion Energy sounds alarm over new threat months after major Maddington battery facility explosion

The owner of a lithium battery recycling facility which exploded in flames says he can no longer afford the cost of the clean ...

E-Bikes Apparently Cause Havok Off the Road As Well as One Charging Indoors Causes Horrifying Explosion

Charging an e-bike indoors may seem safer. But according to the Bristol Township Fire Department and NBC10 Philadelphia, that ...
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Investigation: Electronic devices exploding at higher rates due to lithium

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...

Electronic cannabis vapes sold nationwide recalled after reports of battery explosion

Federal safety officials are urging consumers to stop using the devices immediately after four reports of batteries catching fire or exploding.
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VIDEO: Electric wheelchair explodes into flames due to lithium-ion battery at Florida home

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Florida woman saved her home from a fire after video shows a wheelchair she bought burst into flames due to its lithium-ion battery. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety said the ...