Though the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Underwriter Laboratories (UL) both assured us last summer that phones are quite safe, some people still can’t catch a break. We’ve learned of ...
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...
It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable ...
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Exploding batteries spark probe to stop deadly cost

The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.
Samsung must pay $10.8 million to a Georgia man who said he was seriously injured when the company’s battery inside an electronic cigarette device in his pants pocket exploded, the Georgia Court of ...
Samsung SDI faces a string of similar cases filed across the country by plaintiffs who allege they sustained severe burns from exploding e-cigarettes, some of which have been dismissed due to lack of ...
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday strongly urged travelers not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cell phones while on planes, after a series of incidents involving exploding ...
Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...
Airlines aren’t messing around with the threat of exploding phones. Smoking, burning, and exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets have added urgency to concerns about mobile devices with lithium-ion ...