An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed when an e-bike battery exploded like a “blowtorch” inside a Queens pizzeria on the Fourth of July – trapping her as she tried to leave the bathroom, the FDNY said.

DENVER (KDVR) — Crews with Adams County Fire Rescue extinguished a blaze that began in the garage of a home in the 6700 block of Morrison Drive Tuesday morning, following reports of an explosion.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—Brookhaven volunteer fire crews spent a good portion of Wednesday evening with a collective eye on a charred apartment at ...

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...

A recycling facility says disposing of vapes in recycling is causing "significant problems".