Fire at Covington battery recycler sparks concerns among mayor, city leaders after 14 incidents
The mayor of Covington says a battery recycling plant, which was the scene of a fire Thursday, has been beset with problems and poses a risk to her community. The fire was the 14th incident ...
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Moss Landing battery plant fire reignites, but is under control, fire chief says
The fire at the Vistra Corp. lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing flared again late Tuesday afternoon but has ...
Charred EV batteries from California wildfires spark concern about toxic waste contaminating drinking water
A water agency in charge of ground water for 2 million L.A. County residents has several concerns about hazardous waste ...
See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
Typically, a garbage truck driver will compress the truck's load if fire is seen, starving the flames of oxygen and often ...
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Lithium-ion batteries are a major fire threat — here’s why and what consumers can do
Lithium-ion batteries have an internal chemistry that leads to major fires and toxic pollutants when they combust. What role ...
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How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
We look at why EV fires are so hard to extinguish, how fire services are handling it and how to minimise risks ...