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 ...
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An e-bike battery exploded and set an apartment ablaze, injuring five people

An e-bike battery exploded and set an apartment building on fire, sending five people to the hospital in the latest example ...
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US recalls 5,000 portable vaporizers after lithium-ion batteries can explode, catch fire

Charged near beds, couches, and other flammable materials.

Exploding e-bike battery sparks fire inside Bristol Township home

An exploding e-bike battery is being blamed for a fire inside a home on Friday morning in Bucks County. Firefighters ...
SlashGear

Power Tool Batteries & Salt Water Don't Mix, They Explode - Florida Warns Residents As Hurricane Season Continues

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...
AOL

Exploding vape batteries 'putting lives at risk'

The incorrect disposal of vapes, in general and recycling waste, is an issue that is costing the waste industry millions of pounds and threatening livelihoods and lives, a company says. One recycling ...
MyNorthwest.com

Federal warnings of exploding e-bike batteries could be latest threat to Rad Power’s survival

Federal safety regulators are warning owners of Rad Power Bikes to stop using certain lithium-ion batteries immediately after reports of explosions. The new information may shed light on the company’s ...
AOL

Urgent warning issued over ‘exploding zombie batteries’ in vapes

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 ...