The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 10:57 p.m. for a building fire reported at Waikalani Drive in Mililani.

Authorities are warning residents not to throw lithium-ion batteries in the trash after one sparked a dangerous fire inside a ...

Authorities warned California residents not to throw away lithium-ion batteries after a blaze erupted in the back of a garbage truck in Roseville, recently. City of Roseville Utilities (CRU) released ...

Hillsborough County waste officials are expanding public education programs to prevent dangerous garbage truck fires caused by improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries.

CHICAGO — Lithium-ion batteries power lots of our everyday electronic devices. However, if these batteries are flawed, they have the potential to cause serious harm or even death. The Chicago Fire ...

GRANTSVILLE, Utah — One car went up in flames in Grantsville on Saturday because of a device containing a lithium-ion battery was left inside and exposed to the sun. Grantsville Fire Marshall Nicholas ...

Jim Jessop said the batteries, which are used to power a wide range of items like smartphones, were behind two fires at the ...

ARRESTED ON SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING RECKLESS OPERATION. IN LITTLETON, OFFICIALS SAY A LITHIUM ION BATTERY INSIDE OF A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER CAUSED A FIRE IN A MOBILE HOME PARK. IT ALL HAPPENED ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A lithium-ion battery fire inside a dorm room at San Diego State University prompted a late-night evacuation of a campus residential hall and left one student injured, campus ...

Lithium-ion batteries contain volatile electrolytes that make them susceptible to catching on fire, even in an underwater drone. On February 4, 2026, a 12-foot-long underwater drone caught fire while ...