Exploding lithium-ion batteries are blamed for fires in area junkyards and drop in port traffic

Scrap metal, one of the Philadelphia area’s biggest shipping products, has been piling up in area scrapyards since June 4 ...
AOL

Investigation: Electronic devices exploding at higher rates due to lithium

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Lithium-ion battery explodes in Van Nuys apartment, shattering windows

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Explosion at Raynham battery plant blows out three safety doors, officials say

FACILITY IN RAYNHAM. IT WAS A BATTERY TEST GONE WRONG, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. LET’S GET TO OUR EMILY MAHER LIVE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. EMILY. WELL, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A ...