The not-batteries are shoveled into massive metal containers with soft tops and are trucked to Grassy Mountain, a waste ...

Publicly reported fire incidents at waste and recycling facilities also hit 398, a new high since Fire Rover began compiling ...

As of Wednesday, the FDNY have fought 40 building fires across the city in which e-bike batteries have been the cause — 14 ...

A recent fire at EMR's Camden facility was caused by an improperly disposed of lithium-ion battery. Lithium-ion batteries are considered hazardous waste and pose a significant fire risk when not ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Lithium-ion batteries, found in more devices than many people realize, come in all shapes and sizes. With two recent fires in Wichita and Salina caused by the batteries ...

Alton Trahan with the Lafayette Fire Department recognizes that dangers are also present here in Lafayette. “For us, it’s more of the smaller lithium-ion batteries that are used for some ...

Commonly found in everything from smartphones to scooters and electric vehicles—lithium-ion batteries are behind a growing number of fires around the county.

The cause remains under investigation. Yeager said lithium-ion batteries are suspected because those are usually the culprits in fires at Rumpke’s facilities, including its main recycling plant ...

The fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January left behind more than 1 million pounds of damaged lithium-ion batteries, ranging from slim capsules inside iPhones to the brick-like ...

EMR says lithium-ion batteries at their scrapyard caused a four-alarm blaze. Residents are skeptical it will hold the yard operator accountable.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A trash fire on the morning of March 31 caused by a common household item prompts a message from officials to properly dispose lithium-ion batteries to prevent a potentially ...

In October, a 34-year-old Bronx man was killed when a charging lithium-ion moped battery set his kitchen on fire, officials said. In 2019, when the FDNY first started tracking these fires, only 13 ...