Lithium-ion batteries power the devices we rely on every day—but when misused, they can overheat, catch fire, or even explode ...

Thermal runaway and system safety are critical topics when it comes to using lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries for battery energy storage systems (BESS). Incidents such as a suspected battery explosion ...

NON-EMERGENCY LINE. WELL, TODAY, PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE IS REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE DANGERS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES. THEY HELD A LIVE BURN DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW HOW THEY CATCH FIRE, AND WHY THEY ...

Researchers from San José State University’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and their colleagues discovered elevated levels ...

The Durham Fire Department is raising awareness about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries as part of Fire Prevention Week. Used in everyday items like phones, e-bikes, power tools and toys, ...

With services offline for a week, the incident may reshape safety standards, insurance premiums, and infrastructure design, forcing enterprises to balance efficiency with resilience and regulatory ...

Fire authorities stated on the 27th that the delayed suppression of the blaze at the National Information Resources Management Service’s Daejeon headquarters was due to concerns that “using large ...

A fire that broke out Thursday evening in a Cambridge apartment displaced four residents and caused an estimated $600,000 in damage, state fire officials said. The blaze, reported around 5 p.m. at 314 ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Loudoun County fire engine responds to a Lansdowne ...

Changing just one of the materials used in lithium-ion batteries could prevent the uncontrollable fires that erupt if they are pierced or bent, and mass production of these safer batteries could begin ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters and recycling centers in Kent County are working to bring awareness to the dangers of lithium-ion batteries during National Fire Prevention Week. Kent County ...

The dog "counter-surfed while his humans (a CHFD family) were away and got hold of a device with a lithium ion battery," the Chapel Hill Fire Department said Chapel Hill Fire Department/Facebook A dog ...