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 ...

What really happens when you drop a lithium-ion battery into water? Is it going to explode, catch fire, or just fizzle out?

Lithium-ion batteries have become an essential part of modern life. They power the phones we carry, the laptops we work on, the e-bikes we ride, ...

A Sunset Park trash pile neighbors had been documenting for months just caught fire. A buried lithium battery is to blame.

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, ...

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 ...

New York housing block explosion leaves teenager dead as authorities link blaze to lithium-ion battery - The explosion set ...

An 18-year-old boy died as a fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery tore through a Brooklyn apartment, FDNY officials said ...

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 ...

A Florida woman's quick-thinking actions likely saved her home, according to fire department officials.See the moment the wheelchair exploded into flames in the video above.Alexandra Anaya had ...

Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars. Lithium-Ion technology is the current standard for these kinds of consumer ...