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 ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a brief Friday asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to intervene in a Union County ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking the state Supreme Court to hear a case of a man who sustained serious injuries by an exploding vape batte ...

The intense heat hitting most of the nation is already invoking warnings about power outages and health impacts. But there is also another danger posed to drivers, as record temperatures lead to a ...

The incorrect disposal of vapes, in general and recycling waste, is an issue that is costing the waste industry millions of pounds and threatening livelihoods and lives, a company says. One recycling ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials say a battery for construction equipment exploded at police headquarters in Ohio’s capital, causing a boom that prompted an evacuation and search of the building in ...

Federal safety regulators are warning owners of signalling to stop using certain lithium-ion batteries immediately after reports of explosions. The new information may shed light on the company’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday strongly urged travelers not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cell phones while on planes, after a series of incidents involving exploding ...