Waste expert warns of seven items you should never put in your household bin

UK households are being warned of seven items you should never put in your household bin due to fire risks. Whilst people may ...
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MIT-born battery refuses to catch fire under 3,600°F torch, promises 10,000 cycles

MIT spinoff PolyJoule has announced its third-gen conductive polymer battery chemistry, engineered to eliminate fire risks in ...

Tragic cause of catastrophic Shrewsbury fire that killed Rose Roberts

An exploding mobile phone battery caused the fire which tragically killed a Shrewsbury woman and devastated one of the town’s ...

Chandigarh Indigo power bank blast: 10 tips to keep your power bank safe on flights

A passenger's power bank caught fire on IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh on May 5, forcing an emergency ...

Chandigarh power bank blast: Fire breaks out on IndiGo flight, 6 passengers injured

An IndiGo flight at Chandigarh airport saw a power bank fire incident that injured six passengers, prompting an investigation ...

Experiment turns tragic: 10-year-old injured in battery explosion

A 10-year-old boy from Medak, Telangana, suffered severe injuries after attempting to recharge a drained DC battery with AC current at home. The battery exploded in his hand, causing the loss of three ...

'Everything happened so fast': Vacuum explodes in Surrey home half an hour after being used

A Surrey woman's home became the scene of a mini-explosion this month as her handheld vacuum burst into flames just half an ...

Lithium-ion battery explodes in Van Nuys apartment, shattering windows

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding ...