Across the country, incidents involving lithium-ion batteries are on the rise. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

Consumers have been urged to use and store their lithium-ion batteries more safely after a series of dangerous fires, at least one of which was deadly. The Australian Competition and Consumer ...

WASHINGTON -- Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, his ears ringing, hand gushing blood and body covered in black ash. In a split second last ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Almost 90,000 cell phone power banks were recalled for an issue with the battery that could cause overheating, leading to ignition and "fire and burn hazards." The Consumer Product ...

A new tool tracking fires caused by lithium-ion batteries helped state fire officials identify 50 incidents where the batteries played a role in sparking the fire, more than double the annual average ...

The recalled batteries are included in Kyocera model 7135 Smartphone cell phones. The black and silver flip-up phones say "Kyocera" at the top of the screen. The recalled batteries have the red and ...

Kyocera Wireless Corp. on Thursday launched a voluntary recall of potentially counterfeit batteries for its KE/KX 400 Series, 3200 Series and Slider Series cell phones, cautioning users that the ...

According to the Vallejo Times-Herald, Luis Picaso, 59, suffered burns over more than 50% of his body in a fire at a downtown hotel Saturday night. The fire, which was contained by the hotel's ...