As E-Bikes Proliferate, So Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Batteries July 28, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized...
Ship Carrying BMWs and Mercedes Ablaze Off Dutch Coast Could Burn for Days July 28, 2023 By Cagan Koc and Wilfried Eckl-Dorna A cargo ship carrying almost 3,800 cars and construction vehicles is likely to continue burning for days, according to the...
Update: Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Ablaze off Dutch Coast, One Crewmember Dead July 26, 2023 By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Rishabh Jaiswal A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one...
New York City Gets $25M for E-Bike Charging Stations to Prevent Battery Fires June 28, 2023 After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City...
New York City Targets E-Bike Users With Safety Plan and Lithium Battery Regulations March 22, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed several bills into law to further regulate lithium-ion batteries sold in the...
Dangers of Disposable Vapes: Lithium Battery Fires, Plastic Waste and Health March 20, 2023 By Sabah Meddings Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In...
Fatal New York House Fire Latest in Series of Blazes Caused by Batteries January 23, 2023 A Queens house fire that killed one person and injured 10 others was sparked by a lithium-ion battery, the fire...
Fire at E-scooter Showroom in India Kills 8, Adding to Vehicles’ Safety Concerns September 15, 2022 MUMBAI – A fire that started at an electric scooter showroom in India killed at least eight people and injured...
U.S. Bans Lithium Battery Cargo on Passenger Planes February 28, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and...
Laptop Battery Fire in Checked Luggage Could Bring Down an Airliner: Study August 3, 2018 By Alan Levin A single personal electronic device that overheats and catches fire in checked luggage on an airliner can overpower the aircraft’s...