Cesium-137 is a man-made radioisotope of cesium. Traces of it are widespread and can be present in the environment at background levels, and at higher levels in water or foods grown, raised, or ...

Local agencies teamed up Wednesday to promote this year's National Fire Protection Association's fire prevention week that focuses on lithium-ion battery safety.

You can find them in your mobile phone and laptop, and perhaps even your watch and your car. Lithium batteries have become ...

A lithium-ion battery from an electric scooter exploded in a Ludlow home, causing significant property damage.

NEW YORK — An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a residential home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY ...

Residential fires occurred late Friday and early Saturday, with one involving a wheelchair battery's explosion. There were no ...

Cheektowaga firefighters have received new equipment to help tackle battery fires in electric vehicles, the funding was ...

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Local firefighters are receiving new equipment to handle exploding lithium on battery packs in EVs as part of new grant.

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed when an e-bike battery exploded like a “blowtorch” inside a Queens pizzeria on the Fourth of July – trapping her as she tried to leave the bathroom, the FDNY said.