If you bought a bike in the last year, chances are good it’s an e-bike. Electric bicycles are the fastest-growing type of bike in the U.S. today; in 2021 they surpassed road bikes as the third-biggest ...

NEW YORK — New York City is looking to expand its program offering e-bike battery charging stations on city sidewalks. It's an effort to get lithium-ion batteries out of apartments and avoid fires.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The fire commissioner announced that the department uncovered an illegal lithium-ion battery charging operation. Laura Kavanagh was joined by other city officials to present ...

Firefighters from across the country will join federal Homeland Security Department officials at the FDNY Fire Academy this week for a two-day deep dive on how to better tackle the scourge of deadly ...

Video above: Fire department warns about charging batteries after two house firesLithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) -- The FDNY is sounding the alarm once again on the dangers of e-bike fires. It's an ongoing issue in New York City: illegal and uncertified lithium-ion batteries exploding ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Fire Department highlighted some lithium-ion battery safety tips following a building fire in Waikiki on Monday. Crews received a call to the scene on Ala Wai Boulevard ...

A family home has been destroyed and a pet dog killed in a fire caused by a faulty e-bike battery on Sydney’s northern ...