Lithium ion batteries are everywhere these days but they're a major fire risk. That has insurers warning premiums will need .

Fareham firms are working together to combat exploding lithium-ion batteries at waste and recycling handling centres. Barnbrook Systems, Flair, and TJ Waste & Recycling will trial new technology in ...

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Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions ...

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 ...

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

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Real-time images have captured the chain reaction that causes lithium-ion batteries to explode. . The process can occur in just milliseconds: Overheated battery modules create a domino effect, ...

E-bike battery fires have rose by 70 per cent in 2023, with 270 lithium-powered machines burning in the last year. Fire and rescue services responded to 48 per cent more blazes from all lithium ion ...

Five people were rescued after an exploding e-bike battery caused a devastating house fire which trapped them. Firefighters rescued the residents from a property in the village of Hartland, Devon ...

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 waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...

Samsung's decision to halt sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 because of reports of battery explosions is an extraordinary step for a tech giant to take. The firm said it had identified a battery issue ...