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The Bronx fire caused by uncertified lithium-ion batteries led to 13 injuries and renewed calls for stricter regulations.
According to California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. PDT Friday morning when a semi carrying lithium batteries overturned and caught fire on the northbound span of the ...
A California highway reopened early Sunday after a fire involving an overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries trapped drivers in 109-degree heat for hours on Friday and Saturday.
"They have a lot of old scooters on the porch. So maybe one of the batteries? We don't know. The fire was in the front, the ...
All northbound lanes on the Interstate 15 Freeway, which connects California to Nevada, opened between Barstow and Baker early Sunday, two days after a truck hauling lithium ion batteries crashed ...
Lithium battery truck catches fire outside Las Vegas; 3rd such fire in recent months A fiery crash involving a lithium battery truck and its aftermath shut down part of U.S. Highway 95 north of ...
Lithium-ion battery fire in the Bronx kills 1 01:58. NEW YORK - One man is dead and several other people were hurt in a fire at a multifamily home in the Bronx Thursday night.. The victim, 34, was ...
A massive house fire in Kenosha County, believed to be caused by a defective lithium-ion battery or charger, has left a nearly 4,000-square-foot house in the town of Brighton reduced to rubble.No ...
These batteries are generally safe with proper care and storage, said Robert Rezende, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department battalion chief and the region's first lithium-ion battery safety coordinator.
South Trail Fire District's Public Information Officer, Amy Bollen, provided tips on battery usage to enhance safety for lithium-ion batteries in phones, cars and power drills. "Once you reach 100 ...
An all-hands fire Thursday on the fourth floor of a six-story residential building at 2705 Marion Ave. in the Bronx was reportedly started by an e-bike. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News) ...
SUNDERLAND, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts fire officials are reminding residents of ways to properly dispose of lithium-ion batteries after a recycling truck fire in Sunderland. Last month, crews ...