While rechargeable batteries are generally very safe, fires at home, workplaces, and even on commercial aircraft are now on ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

A fire in a Bloomington recycling truck was caused by an electric lawn mower with a lithium-ion battery still attached, ...

Millions of metal wire-bristle grill brushes from Weber and Nexgrill have been recalled after reports of serious ingestion ...

A newly obtained police report from the Bluffton Police Department outlines the actions of those three students and how they ...

Drink in one hand, lit cigarette in the other (I smoked back then), I was standing at the fireplace in my family’s living ...

I am incredibly lucky to still have a home and to be alive after a house fire. Learn what I did wrong so you can keep your ...

Installing them in the house is a good first step, but there’s a lot more to making sure they’re effective if a fire ignites.

Crews continued working overnight to contain the smoldering remains of a wildfire that blackened hundreds of acres in a rural area near Golden Acorn Casino, spreading perilously close to back-country ...

CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. — Minnesota fire officials said the Flanders Fire, which has burned almost 1,700 acres in the Brainerd Lakes Area, was nearly fully contained as of Tuesday evening. A statement ...

Lawmakers OK’d a measure to declare prescribed fires as “exceptional events” that won’t punish communities for Clean Air Act exceedances. The House passed legislation Wednesday to ease air pollution ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Volunteers are stepping up to make a difference in their community, coming together to clean it up and take pride in their neighborhood. The effort is led by the nonprofit Clean the ...