BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — The lithium battery of an e-bike caused a house fire on Monday night. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR), at around 9:45 p.m. units responded to a structure ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A silent threat lurks in homes across the country: lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from e-bikes to iPhones, can quickly become dangerous—or even deadly. What ...

WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The West Fargo Fire Department says that a malfunction in a charging system for an e-bike is to blame for a small fire. Crews were called out to the 900 block of ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach mother is counting her blessings after a harrowing escape from her home last month. It was around midnight June 5 when Michelle Buckingham’s teen daughter ...

A fire erupted in a Bronx apartment building Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY, sending residents scrambling to escape the intense blaze. The FDNY received a 911 call about the fire raging in ...

The Adams administration is looking to ban the storage and use of “uncertified” e-bike lithium-ion batteries after a series of deadly fires in buildings across the Big Apple. The NYPD would enforce ...

One person was killed and nine others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Monday. The fire started at around 7 p.m. Sunday in ...

Fire investigators determined a Park Ridge house fire that caused $150,000 in damage was caused by the explosion of a lithium-ion battery in an e-bike while it was being charged, the Park Ridge Fire ...

Five people were injured, three critically, when a massive fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery tore through a Brooklyn apartment early Tuesday, FDNY officials said. The fire broke out inside the ...