About 135 fires last year were caused by lithium-ion batteries, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine said in a statement.

Store surveillance video shows the beginning of the fire in the location where batteries were stored and charged.

FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker revealed that New York’s Bravest are successfully combating fire hazards associated with ...

Once alight, lithium-ion battery fires are very hard to extinguish ... we ask that you investigate whether your fire protection measures are adequate and whether they are suitable for lithium ...

QUEENS - A two-alarm fire in Queens left one person injured on Sunday, according to the FDNY. The fire broke out around 8:25 ...

Over the course of 2024, the FDNY Lithium-ion Battery Task Force inspected 585 e-bike shops, a 25% increase from 2023. Over the course of these 12 months, the task force issued 426 FDNY summonses, 138 ...

A flyer from the National Fire Protection Association ... there are ways to tell if a battery is the culprit. A lithium-ion battery is typically a series of smaller batteries connected in a ...

But lithium-ion batteries have been known to catch fire when they are subjected to certain physical stresses. The fire is the result of the stress creating a short-circuit inside the battery ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) – A lithium-ion battery in a vape pen started a fire at a Florida home on Monday, officials said. Marc Theaman, who is renting the home with his family, said it was ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) – A lithium-ion battery in a vape pen started a fire at a Florida home on Monday, officials said. Marc Theaman, who is renting the home with his family, said it was around ...

WPTV reported in November that Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was warning about a rise in lithium-ion battery fires. “Just a small device could cause this type of damage, which is unbelievable ...