Westfield Insurance recently announced that it has reached one year since starting its electrical fire prevention program, ...

New research shows EV fire blankets can suppress flames—but may trap flammable gases, creating explosion risks for ...

Are electric car fires a problem? Though electric vehicle fires can be more severe and harder to extinguish than fires in gas-powered vehicles, they are less likely to occur. Studies have found ...

Prevention-first is the best approach to wildfires. Once a wildfire is triggered, it's extremely difficult to control its ...

Electrical fires like the one in Henderson's home are ... It will notify that you have a problem." Homeowners are then connected to a safety team engineer with Ting who walks them through the ...

Electric recliners have been the point of origin for house fires several times over the years including two fires in May, one ...

And while it is not the main source of ignition for fires—lightning is a far more common cause—electrical equipment ignition is a growing problem in California and other fire-prone parts of ...

Renault's fire suppression system for electric vehicles is designed to significantly reduce the time and water needed to put out EV battery fires. The Fireman Access system is already fitted to ...

In New York City, where many people rely on e-mobility devices such as electric scooters and bikes for their jobs and for general transportation needs, there was a significant rise in such fires ...

It’s a relatively rare problem, but the risk is real. Of the 48 lithium-ion battery fires attributed to Hurricane Helene, 11 were caused by electric vehicles, said State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis.

Some of the most dangerous hurricane hazards occur after a storm has passed. Standing water, fires and downed power lines are ...