A NSW inquest has been told exploding lithium-ion batteries caused volatile fires killing three people in separate blazes ...

The parents of two young boys died in a house fire that was started by an exploding e-bike battery, an inquest has ruled. Josh Pearson, 28, and Danielle Bamber, 24, were killed when the blaze broke ...

It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable ...

The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.

A dustcart went up in flames for the second time this week due to batteries being incorrectly dumped in refuse bags put out for collection. The blaze happened just before 9am while the recycling wagon ...

Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in landfill sites across the UK. When devices are ...

A father-of-two claimed that he received second-degree burns after his vape exploded in his pocket. Builder Dave Johnson said he was rushed to hospital after the e-cigarette battery 'shorted' on his ...

Thousands of dodgy hearing aid batteries have been recalled because they could explode in the user's ear. Some ZeniPower mercury-free hearing aid and implant batteries are defective and the alarm was ...

Drivers have been warned over a little-known mistake that could cause their battery to explode. Experts from car sales platform MOTORS revealed the potentially disastrous risks of improperly ...

Two batteries were heated to 250C and observed using both a thermal camera and a powerful synchrotron X-ray, to trace how faults arise and spread. The researchers stressed that these are extreme ...