See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
Typically, a garbage truck driver will compress the truck's load if fire is seen, starving the flames of oxygen and often ...
Company cites lithium ion battery as cause of major Camden blaze that spurred 100 families to evacuate
A metal recycling company said Saturday that a “wrongly delivered” lithium-ion battery is the suspected cause of a four-alarm ...
Lithium-ion cell phone battery catches fire
Firefighters responded after a man called saying his cell phone battery started hissing, and then rapidly burning ...
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Lithium-ion batteries are a major fire threat — here's why and what consumers can do
Lithium-ion batteries have an internal chemistry that leads to major fires and toxic pollutants when they combust. What role ...
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Mysterious Sun Valley Smoke Plume Determined to Be Lithium-Ion Battery
The source of smoke coming from a two-story building in Sun Valley Wednesday was later determined to be a lithium-ion battery ...
Fire and Rescue NSW statistics reveal lithium-ion battery fire hot spots across Sydney, e-bikes and e-scooters to blame
Most lithium-ion battery fires across New South Wales are occurring in inner Sydney followed by Western Sydney, with e-bikes ...
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Sydney man dies in fire as battery blazes spike
Emergency services have warned of “an alarming spike” in lithium-ion battery fires after a Sydney man was killed by a blaze ...
Charred EV batteries from California wildfires spark concern about toxic waste contaminating drinking water
A water agency in charge of ground water for 2 million L.A. County residents has several concerns about hazardous waste ...
Consumers warned off cheap e-bikes and e-scooters as NSW records hundreds of battery fires
Fire and Rescue NSW reported 323 fires ignited by lithium-ion batteries, an increase from 272 fires in 2023, and 165 fires in ...
NSW firefighters battling more than one lithium-ion battery fire a day this month, fire commissioner fears more fatalities
With the increased fire rate this month, FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell said he was most concerned about the risk of someone dying from a battery fire. "This is a really real threat," he said. The ...
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Ban all e-bikes on NYC transit: Lithium-ion batteries pose too high of a fire danger
The concern about the toxicity of the smoke generated by lithium-ion battery fires still remains. Several fire fatalities from 2023 were a single fire with multiple victims. Research has shown ...