Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an ...

The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose a dangerous new threat to firefighters. They burn hotter and longer — and many fire departments may ...

As firefighters battled a five-alarm fire at a supermarket in the Bronx earlier this month, New York City officials gathered beside what they said was the cause of the fire: the blackened shell of ...

CPSC urges consumers to stop using Toos Elite 60-volt scooters The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to stop using the Toos Eite 60-volt scooter after two people died in a ...

A brand of electric scooters sold at Walmart and Sam's Club is being recalled due to concerns over its lithium-ion batteries. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the batteries can ...

FDNY officials said Monday the cause of a three-alarm fire in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, that killed three family members across three generations Sunday was a lithium-ion battery. “This was a difficult ...

NEW DELHI — Demand for electric scooters was heating up in India. Then they began to catch fire. A string of recent battery fires in electric scooters, some of them deadly, have prompted recalls and ...