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Several fires across northern Utah sparked by lithium ion battery-powered equipment have kept fire crews busy. Now, they're ...
It is a situation that highlights the prevalence and dangers of lithium-ion batteries. People use them every day.
Citing safety concerns, Southwest Airlines will no longer allow passengers to charge devices with a power bank stowed inside ...
The total of impacted units comes out to roughly 429,200. The notice says the lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can “overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.” ...
Last year three incidents a fortnight of overheating lithium batteries on planes were recorded globally by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, compared to just under one a week in 2018.
(WHTM)– Sublue is recalling more than 40,000 underwater scooter batteries due to a fire hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC says the lithium-ion batteries can ...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md (7News) — Montgomery County fire crews worked to douse the flames of a building fire involving lithium-ion batteries ... ion fires pose a hazardous situation for firefighters.
He and fire marshals say Lithium-Ion battery storage warehouses are a dangerous fire hazard that can start large fires that cannot be put out by traditional firefighting, essentially forcing ...