Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries—including cell phones, laptops, vape pens and portable chargers—cause smoke or fire ...

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews responded early Thursday morning to reports of an explosion at a La Jolla apartment complex, ...

A 76-year-old grandmother in Flushing became New York City’s first victim this year to die in a fire caused by an exploding ...

The number of fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries has more than doubled in the span of two years, according to the city.

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the ...

So far this year the FDNY has fought 122 lithium-ion battery fires but this was the first one to go fatal, officials said. The steep drop in fatalities shows that city residents have taken the FDNY’s ...

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday after a portable battery belonging to a ...

The blaze inside Singas Famous Pizza in Flushing was the first fatal fire caused by a lithium-ion battery this year, FDNY ...

A fatal fire at a Queens pizzeria last week was caused by a lithium-ion battery, marking the first such fatality in 2025, ...

FDNY officials say flames trapped a 76-year-old woman after a lithium-ion battery ignited outside a restaurant bathroom.

In 2024, Rosen decided that he was no longer going to seek the death penalty, noting that the death penalty is racially ...