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.

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

REXBURG — Firefighters with the Madison and Idaho Falls fire departments, along with deputies from the Madison County Sheriff's Office, watched Wednesday as a pack of lithium-ion battery cells burst ...

A fire sparked by an e-bike battery killed a grandmother trapped by the blaze in the bathroom of a Queens pizzeria, officials said Tuesday. Sunnyside resident Yuet Kiu Cheung,76, was doing some ...

(WHTM)– More than 8,000 iStore Magnetic Wireless Power Banks are being recalled after reports of them overheating and exploding while they were charging, according to the Consumer Product Safety ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

NAGOYA--In the wake of a recent spate of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, a research team from Nagoya University here ...

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 ...

REXBURG — Firefighters with the Madison and Idaho Falls Fire Departments, along with deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, watched Wednesday as a pack of lithium-ion battery cells burst ...