EMR Metal Recycling said a lithium-ion battery that was "wrongly delivered" to the Camden shredding facility was likely the ...
Typically, a garbage truck driver will compress the truck's load if fire is seen, starving the flames of oxygen and often ...
Firefighters responded after a man called saying his cell phone battery started hissing, and then rapidly burning ...
A metal recycling company said Saturday that a “wrongly delivered” lithium-ion battery is the suspected cause of a four-alarm ...
Lithium-ion batteries have an internal chemistry that leads to major fires and toxic pollutants when they combust. What role ...
The source of smoke coming from a two-story building in Sun Valley Wednesday was later determined to be a lithium-ion battery ...
Emergency services have warned of “an alarming spike” in lithium-ion battery fires after a Sydney man was killed by a blaze ...
Most lithium-ion battery fires across New South Wales are occurring in inner Sydney followed by Western Sydney, with e-bikes ...
Fire and Rescue NSW reported 323 fires ignited by lithium-ion batteries, an increase from 272 fires in 2023, and 165 fires in ...
Dangerous lithium ... fire authorities to stay safe. The NSW State coroner in November announced a probe into fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries, after two people died in March when a battery ...
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 ...
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 ...