SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A fire overnight at an apartment complex in San Francisco's Sunset District is believed to have been started by an e-bike lithium-ion battery. "We have seen a rise in ...

City and FDNY inspectors shut down a Queens scooter business that was building dozens of fire-prone lithium-ion batteries — and not a moment too soon, as the batteries began to ignite as firefighters ...

A recent apartment complex fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery found inside an electric scooter, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire was reported just before 8:45 p.m.

A lithium-ion battery on a scooter exploded Wednesday, causing a fire in a backyard storage area at a Clairemont home, the homeowner said. The fire broke out at around 2:50 a.m. in the 3300 block of ...

FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years ...

CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Fire Department is among many agencies across the U.S. seeing a rise in the number of fires linked to lithium ion batteries. “From New York to Chicago to Carmel to LA, it’s ...

According to reports provided by fire chiefs in Brockton, West Bridgewater, Easton and Raynham, lithium-ion battery-related fires have been on the rise recently. In Brockton, there have been three ...

Three people had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery on an electric scooter started a fire at a Pittsburgh home.The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Hazmat crews were called to ...

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter ...

A Brooklyn fire over the weekend that left more than a dozen injured and killed a grandmother, her son and her grandson was ignited by a lithium-ion battery that exploded, New York City fire officials ...