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WASHINGTON — A lithium-ion battery sparked a blaze in a two-story basement rowhouse Monday morning and displaced four adults between Montello and Trinidad Avenue in D.C. Crews were called to the 1200 ...
POWAY, Calif. — Fire crews responded to a fire at a residential home following a lithium-ion battery fire in Poway, Tuesday evening. According to PulsePoint, the Poway Fire Department responded to the ...
Proposed federal regulations to prevent deadly lithium-ion battery fires appear to be a casualty — at least for the moment — of President Donald Trump’s decision to oust members of the Consumer ...
FAIRWAY, Kan. — A family of five has been forced out of their Fairway, Kansas, home following a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery. Fire investigators said a lithium-ion battery for a lawnmower is ...
A type of fire extinguisher marketed online for use on fires involving lithium-ion batteries does not meet national safety standards, Greeley firefighters warn. Class “L” fire extinguishers have not ...
CANONSBURG, Pa. — If a picture is worth a thousand words, Ring video from a house fire in Utah may be the warning some consumers need to see to make some changes. In the surveillance video, you hear a ...
DAYTON — We see the warnings printed on the box of a new device or the rules at the airport. However, an insurance company survey found that most Americans are ignoring the risks associated with ...
A Delta flight made an emergency landing due to a passenger's personal battery catching fire. Lithium-ion battery fires on planes have increased significantly in recent years. Spare lithium-ion ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it has reached a settlement with the company that operates an Otay Mesa energy storage facility that caught fire last year. The settlement ...
Inlyte Energy, led by Stanford researcher Antonio Baclig, is advancing iron-sodium battery technology first explored in the 1970s, using table salt and iron as core components. With successful module ...
MASSIVE FIGHT. RIGHT NOW, AT FIVE, A DEFECTIVE LITHIUM ION BATTERY OR CHARGER IS BELIEVED TO BE AT BLAME FOR THIS MASSIVE FIRE IN KENOSHA COUNTY. NOW NEWS CHOPPER 12 WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE ...
A devastating house fire that tore through a home near 18th Street and 240th Avenue in the Town of Brighton is now confirmed to have been caused by lithium-ion batteries, according to fire officials.