A fire in the battery of a hybrid electric vehicle forced the evacuation of several dozen homes in Ojai on Saturday.

An electric vehicle caught fire in Ojai on Saturday, prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders in a nearby residential ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but "due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were unable ...

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...

Damaged vehicles could burst into “explosive” flames and fires could resume days after they appeared to have been ...

Plus, he says that batteries in the few cars that are older than eight years seem to be fine, with very few wearing out early ...

After an electric vehicle caught fire on the the TCH in central Newfoundland, emergency responder says it’s something they ...

A mum and her three children have been left traumatised after her new electric car exploded in a fireball outside their home ...

While lithium-ion batteries play an important role in our lives, they also pose serious fire risks to waste and resource ...

Several Gardner area fire departments are restocking their safety equipment inventory supplies after being awarded state ...