Thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries is a dangerous situation where the battery gets extremely hot, leading to the rapid release of heat and gases, which can result in fires or explosions.

STOW — The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services’ new tool for tracking lithium-ion battery fires has helped to identify 50 such incidents in the past six months, more than double the ...

Firefighters across Massachusetts are facing the “nearly impossible” task of extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires much more often, according to new state ... a state-level tool that mirrors ...

A new tool for ... happens when a lithium ion battery is damaged or overheated. And it can have devastating consequences. “Thermal runaway is when that one battery cell heats up, it spreads ...

"They're in our everyday life: cellphones, laptops, every tool we ... by the lithium-ion battery inside a small e-cigarette. The awareness and data show just how important this new checklist ...

The following month, six people were displaced when a charging lithium-ion battery ignited a fire in an apartment in New Bedford. Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report.

“Last year we had an outside company come in and get us up to speed on some of the ... said Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter. A lithium-ion battery fire requires a specific approach and cannot ...

A tractor trailer carrying lithium ion batteries caught on fire Thursday morning in Columbus, causing several neighborhoods in the area to be evacuated and the closure of four interstate exit ramps.

Firefighters across Massachusetts are facing the “nearly impossible” task of extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires much more often, according to new state ... a state-level tool that mirrors ...

The casing serves as a barrier to contain the potentially volatile materials inside the battery. The Phenomenon of Thermal Runaway Thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries is a dangerous situation ...

BRANCH COUNTY — Coldwater Fire Marshal Steve Trall believes lithium-ion batteries started two major fires in the county since Feb. 1. A charging lithium-ion portable power tool in ... a lithium-ion ...