Lithium batteries can be damaged by severe temperatures, overcharging, and impacts. Those batteries then overheat and can ...

Every time you charge your phone or unplug an electric car, the battery’s internal parts subtly expand and contract. Over thousands of cycles, that motion adds up. According to new research, this ...

DGCA has asked airlines to reassess safety protocols, provide better training to crew for early fire detection and ensure ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has now completely banned the use of power banks, including aircraft seat ...

Researchers at the University of Stanford have been working on a new type of battery, which could power everything from your phone to your car, and have made a breakthrough regarding the use of ...

A phone charger malfunctioned, leaving a Fresno home filled with smoke Tuesday. Just after 4:40 p.m., fire crews received ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Bemidji Fire Department is putting out a warning about lithium-ion batteries after a man’s cell phone caught fire. Firefighters responded after a man called ...

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t a charger left plugged in or a candle left burning—it was a cell phone that sparked an unexpected fire on a Capitol Hill porch Thursday morning. D.C. Fire responded to a small ...

DENVER (KHOU/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Over 100 people had to evacuate an airplane after one passenger's cell phone battery caught a seat on fire. A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to evacuate using ...

NBC's Tom Costello examines the risk of lithium-ion battery fires on airplanes. A crowded airliner can carry as many as 1,000 ...