An urgent warning on vapes has been issued to the public after a fire broke out in a family home after one of the devices exploded. The fire broke out in a Gateshead, Tyne and Wear last month when a ...

The fire took place at Biffa’s Materials Recovery Facility in Westgate on July 1 and officials from the waste management firm say they believe it was sparked by a lithium battery from a vape ...

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 ...

Three people have been rushed to hospital after a vape pen dramatically exploded and tore through four terraced houses. Cherrie Hall, who raced to the house where the fire started, said she was ...

(TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION) – Boosted – 20th June 2025 a fire rip through 4 houses on grey street Gainsborough and left 4 family s with out home which one of them is my sons house which he has 4 ...

(Warning: This article contains graphic images of injuries sustained from exploding vapes.) Albany, New York resident Kenneth Barbero was using his vaporizer, a device that turns liquid into a ...

An exploding vape battery caused a fire that led to 40 people being evacuated from a busy hospital. Part of an outpatient day ward at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, North London, was damaged ...

Experts are urging drivers not to leave their vapes in the car as the significant change in temperature can lead to the vape battery exploding, causing a fire and resulting in £1,000s worth of damage ...

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Thousands of vapes containing exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in landfill sites despite the disposable vape ban, new figures show. When devices are disposed of incorrectly in waste or ...