Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A garbage truck on fire in NYC. - Boro-Wide Despite being a known issue for literal years, garbage trucks keep going up in flames ...

Lithium-ion batteries have sparked fires in hoverboards, cell phones and more, but the danger also comes from incorrectly throwing these types of batteries away. There have been multiple fires at U.S.

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

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 ...

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...

A Spring Hill father is being recognized for his quick thinking after a lithium ion battery fire broke out at his home ...

At least one student was treated for unspecified injuries after a lithium-ion battery from a scooter ignited a fire inside a dormitory at San Diego State University, authorities said Wednesday. Crews ...

New York City alone saw a total of 800 lithium-ion battery fires that resulted in 30 deaths and 400 injuries between 2022 and 2025 ...