Garbage truck fires are never ideal, but they are usually not catastrophic. When a fire broke out on December 6 in the back of a garbage truck making its Friday rounds through the Chicago suburb of ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

Portland Fire & Rescue responded to reports of lithium-ion batteries "exploding" and catching fire on the fourth floor of the engineering building at Portland State University. Crews arrived on the ...

Experts are warning of a growing fire risk linked to untested lithium-ion battery products, with the number of devices found ...

Multiple lithium-ion batteries exploded in Portland State University’s Engineering Building Tuesday morning, forcing more than 100 students and staff to evacuate the building for about two hours. The ...

A hybrid vehicle caught fire inside an auto repair facility in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood late Wednesday, leading to the car’s battery exploding. Firefighters were called to the building ...

Lithium ion batteries are everywhere these days but they're a major fire risk. That has insurers warning premiums will need ...

A battery explosion at an address in Portsmouth saw fire crews rush to the scene with one person requiring medical attention.

NEW YORK — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly ...

NORWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - Police and firefighters responded to a Norwell school Tuesday after a lithium battery exploded inside a classroom, officials said. At around 10:54 a.m., emergency crews were ...

That seems bound to fail, unless thermally coupled to the entire (non-thermally-conductive) tank and insulated from the outside. Seems like you would at least need a pressure release valve, if not ...