Officials said the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding ...

The woman watched the electric wheelchair go up in flames in her driveway: "I really couldn't believe it exploded in that manner and with that amount of force, I've never seen anything like it." ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Florida woman saved her home from a fire after video shows a wheelchair she bought burst into flames due to its lithium-ion battery. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety said the ...

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...

A Florida woman narrowly avoided a violent death after buying a second-hand wheelchair at a thrift store that exploded in a huge fireball outside her home. Alexandra Anaya, from Hollywood, heard a ...

Lithium-ion batteries have sparked fires in hoverboards, cell phones and more, but the danger also comes from incorrectly throwing these types of batteries away. There have been multiple fires at U.S.