Melbourne firefighters fear a rise in the irresponsible use of lithium batteries could turn deadly after a major spike in fires last year. Data released in the latest Fire Rescue Victoria annual ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal ...

NEW YORK — An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a residential home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY ...

In Western Australia, an average of three house fires a week are caused by exploding lithium batteries. The Insurance Council of Australia said while most firms had no plans to charge higher premiums ...

The latest victim was a woman on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne on February 19, who suffered facial injuries when the batteries in her headphones ­exploded. With her face and lips covered in soot, ...

Data obtained by news.com.au shows emergency services have responded to hundreds of incidents in the past 18 months, some of which led to serious injury and even death. “We’re concerned about the ...

Exploding e-bike and e-scooter batteries emitting "jet-like flames" and toxic fumes pose an increasingly lethal danger, a probe after a series of fire deaths has heard. An inquiry into the dangers of ...