Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

Lithium-ion batteries in everyday devices at home are involved in a rising number of fires, as insurers warn severe fire claims exceeding $500,000 are becoming more common. Firefighters responded to ...

Last Monday the workshop and stock was badly damaged after a lithium battery exploded – and a second battery also ignited. The damage bill was estimated to be at least $55,000. Nairne's Power-Packed ...

This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of ...

according to the Mercury News. Lithium battery fires can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems and skin burns and are difficult to extinguish. The large plant, which stores some 750 ...

A massive fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California, prompting evacuations and the closure of part of Highway 1. The blaze erupted at the ...

A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.

RELATED: Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke “A lot of the cars in the evacuation area were lithium batteries,” said ...