Innovative technologies are being developed to detect potential battery issues early in the supply chain, aiming to reduce ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh fire crews say lithium-ion battery fires pose unique and unpredictable challenges—especially when entire vehicles are involved. On Wednesday night, crews were called to an auto ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that electric vehicle batteries pose a major risk to first responders in lieu of four electric car battery fires in 2017 and ...

When an electric car catches fire, the results are both alarming and instructive. Unlike traditional engine fires, the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Did you know that many electronics in your home — like your smartphone — have lithium-ion batteries that could catch fire if they are not charged properly? October 5 through 11 marks ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Potential fire hazards could be all around you, according to Captain Roy LaGrone with the Grand Rapids Fire Department. "Typically, when they're damaged is when they create the ...

Just a week after a dog was caught on video starting a Chapel Hill house fire with a lithium battery, a family at the North ...

General Motors' Pasadena Design Advanced Design Center caught fire in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday night.