Sarasota County fire officials are warning the public about the dangers of lithium-ion battery fires after responding to multiple blazes caused by the devices this year.

What really happens when you drop a lithium-ion battery into water? Is it going to explode, catch fire, or just fizzle out? In this video, I put lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries to the ...

Lithium-ion batteries damaged in a fire at a Southern California water treatment facility began heating up again Wednesday morning, forcing firefighters to resume cooling efforts as hundreds of ...

Scrap metal, one of the Philadelphia area’s biggest shipping products, has been piling up in area scrapyards since June 4 when Camden officials closed EMR USA Holdings Inc.’s metal-shredding ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...

Despite being a known issue for literal years, garbage trucks keep going up in flames due to people improperly disposing of lithium-ion batteries. Back in late May, a garbage truck caught fire in ...

Since the first lithium-ion battery was commercially produced by Sony in 1991, the demand has grown exponentially – from portable electronic devices to power tools, to electric vehicles and more, ...

Many devices used in our daily lives, like phones, tablets, laptops, tools, toys, e-bikes and scooters, run on rechargeable ...

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KOVR/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A lithium-ion battery burst into flames while in the back of a garbage truck, reigniting the discussion on how to properly dispose of electronics. Video ...

A home in Groton caught on fire after lithium-ion batteries exploded on Thursday.