Firefighters think a wrongly discarded battery ignited a pile of waste cardboard awaiting recycling.

Fire officials in Nashua are warning residents of the dangers of aftermarket lithium battery chargers after one caused a townhouse fire on Cortez Drive early Wednesday. Firefighters responded to 2 ...

A malfunctioning lithium-ion battery caused a fire at an electric bike shop in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, ...

Lithium-ion batteries in personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as laptops, smartphones, powerbanks and electronic cigarettes can pose a serious safety risk in air travel. Damaged or overheated ...

The batteries will not be put back into use until an investigation is carried out.

Nashua fire officials are warning about the dangers of aftermarket lithium battery chargers after one failed and sparked a townhouse fire while two residents were sleeping early Wednesday.

Why lithium-ion batteries fail us - and the gadgets I'm relying on to protect myself ...

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing Monday after a passenger’s lithium battery-powered device caught fire midflight—one of more than 35 such incidents to occur on a U.S. flight so far ...

One person was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after San Francisco firefighters battled an e-bike battery fire in a Mission District apartment building on Saturday night. The fire was ...

An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Saturday when a passenger’s device caught fire after takeoff, marking the latest in a string of alarming incidents involving lithium ...