"Water and ion batteries do not mix. They literally explode," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned on Friday, adding that even ...

Lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries, used in most electric vehicle battery packs, are notorious for being flammable. Once they ...

Residents, chemists and firefighters are raising concerns about prevention and emergency preparedness after 15,000 kilograms ...

The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge reopened after firefighters cleared all the hazardous lithium-ion batteries that ...

From scooters and cars to computers and even leaf blowers, lithium-ion batteries inside every day devices are to blame for causing fires, big and small. SFFD explains what you need to know to prevent ...

As the water rose in Tampa during Hurricane Helene, fires also started to break out, and some of them started because of electric cars. Electric and water may not mix, but lithium-ion batteries ...

The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge reopened after firefighters cleared all the hazardous lithium-ion batteries that burned a big rig off the roadway Friday night.

Officials are working to clear the wreckage the day after a semi truck carrying lithium ion batteries caught fire, closing ...

The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge remained closed Friday morning, Sept. 27, as Los Angeles city firefighters ...

Both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have shut down a number of terminals while the fire continues to burn ...

Some port terminals were shut down Friday as firefighters monitor a truckload of batteries that ignited near the Vincent ...

Officials are working to clear the wreckage the day after a semi truck carrying lithium ion batteries caught fire, closing the 41 Freeway and Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro. At least one ...