Exploding lithium-ion batteries are blamed for fires in area junkyards and drop in port traffic

Scrap metal, one of the Philadelphia area’s biggest shipping products, has been piling up in area scrapyards since June 4 ...
Japan Today

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries

Because of the fire hazard, some residential buildings have banned e-bikes. Last summer, the New York City Housing Authority sought to prohibit tenants in all of its 335 developments from keeping or ...

Battery blast video warns North East travellers - keep vapes and power banks in cabin

Shocking footage of a battery exploding shows the dangers of packing devices such as vapes, mobile phones, and power banks ...
AOL

Investigation: Electronic devices exploding at higher rates due to lithium

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...
Yahoo

FAA studying battery fires on planes to address growing concern

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FAA is studying the issue of exploding lithium batteries amid a growing concern over battery fires on planes. Kris Van Cleave ...