Exploding lithium-ion batteries are blamed for fires in area junkyards and drop in port traffic

Scrap metal, one of the Philadelphia area’s biggest shipping products, has been piling up in area scrapyards since June 4 ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Lithium-ion battery explodes in Van Nuys apartment, shattering windows

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...
AOL

Investigation: Electronic devices exploding at higher rates due to lithium

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...
WTSP

VIDEO: Electric wheelchair explodes into flames due to lithium-ion battery at Florida home

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Florida woman saved her home from a fire after video shows a wheelchair she bought burst into flames due to its lithium-ion battery. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety said the ...