Motorists are being urged to remove certain items from their vehicles immediately ...

One person was injured after a lithium-ion battery exploded and sparked a fire at an apartment in Boone on Wednesday.

A recycling facility says disposing of vapes in recycling is causing "significant problems".

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LAFD: battery fires are surging — 45 per week — and the department wants UL‑style rules and more hazmat staff.

How many batteries are sitting in your bag right now? A phone, wireless earbuds, maybe a laptop and a chunky power bank that lives in your backpack or carry on. For most of us, all that stored energy ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Is there a danger of exploding trees in Iowa? And how does it happen?

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Hazardous conditions are expected throughout much of the nation as a major winter storm continues to take shape this week. Days ahead of the storm’s expected arrival, there were ...