STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Sanitation truck fire in Great Kills Thursday morning was traced to a toy with lithium batteries, ...

A lithium-ion battery tossed into household trash ignited a small fire inside a Chesapeake garbage truck Friday morning.

Officials warn improper disposal of everyday electronics is fueling dangerous fires in trash and recycling systems ...

Drivers faced delays and residents were urged to close windows and doors after a lorry trailer carrying lithium batteries and ...

Massachusetts fire officials are reminding residents not be throw away lithium-ion batteries in household trash or recycling ...

Catoosa County firefighters prevented a major explosion Tuesday after a tractor-trailer hauling lithium batteries caught fire on I-75.

A box of lithium-ion battery cells caught fire in a truck at a Madison FedEx distribution facility Monday morning, a fire ...

The station reports that crews requested multiple water tankers from fire stations across Catoosa County and called in mutual aid from the Whitfield County Fire Department to deal with the burning ...

BOISE, Texas — Boise Fire responded to a trash collection fire early Wednesday after a lithium-ion battery ignited inside a garbage truck, according to city officials. The fire was reported around 7 a ...

The man ran out of his bedroom to try to put out the battery fire, but within minutes, he had collapsed and would later die.

BOISE, Idaho — A lithium-ion battery in a discarded vape led to the deployment of the Boise Fire Department in a Treasure Valley parking lot Thursday morning. Boise Fire on social media said the vape ...

A fire in Aurora Saturday morning was started by sparking lithium-ion batteries, Aurora Fire Rescue says. That fire destroyed ...