A fire that gutted a house at 10 Franklin St. in Livermore Falls was caused by lithium-ion battery pack used for remote control cars, Livermore Falls Fire Chief Nathan Guptill said.

About 50 firefighters from several departments responded to help extinguish the fire that was reported just before 8 p.m. on ...

While lithium-ion batteries play an important role in our lives, they also pose serious fire risks to waste and resource ...

Emergency services have responded to a factory fire after reports that lithium-ion batteries had caught alight in Cheltenham.

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pause the city’s ability to process new battery plant development permits for the next 45 days. The ordinance said battery energy storage ...

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in ...

Deep in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget documents are proposed changes to public health law that seem to be aimed at ...

The Environmental Protection Agency began taking out household hazardous material from Palisades and Eaton fire areas. Here’s ...

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...