JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A lithium laptop battery exploded and sparked a massive blaze that ravaged a Southside Estates home, leaving a disabled veteran and his family displaced. The fire broke out on ...

BROCKTON — The Brockton Fire Department responded to reports of a smoking laptop at East Middle School Thursday, according to Fire Chief Brian Nardelli. The laptop and its battery were removed from ...

Ash-har Quraishi is a consumer correspondent based in Chicago. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of local, national, international and investigative reporting experience.

Southwest Airlines will require passengers to remove lithium batteries from checked mobility devices starting Sept. 25. The new policy is a proactive measure to reduce the risk of in-flight fires from ...

In a quiet suburb of Farmingdale, New York, a private home has been running independently of the electric grid since ...

From smartphones to laptops to even styluses like the Apple Pencil, many devices rely on lithium-ion batteries. These batteries have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their slim ...