1 Injured in Lithium-Ion Battery Fire at Toronto Apartment Building

1 injured in lithium-ion battery fire at Toronto apartment building

Toronto Fire is investigating another incident involving lithium‑ion batteries following a two-alarm fire downtown that sent one person to hospital. Firefighters were called to a fourth-floor unit of an apartment building on George Street near Dundas Street East just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Officials say a lithium-ion battery was involved in the fire, but […]

Lithium-ion battery fires a growing problem for Bay Area recycling centers

The advantages of lithium-ion batteries are many. But they have one profound downside: if they are ruptured or damaged, they can burst into flames.

Roads back open after big rig lithium battery fire in south Sacramento

Road closures are in place after a big rig containing lithium batteries was on fire in south Sacramento, according to officials.

International Code Council releases lithium-ion battery safety guide

Washington, D.C., U.S.A. – On July 23, 2026, the International Code Council (ICC) published Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in the Built Environment – Early Release of the Chapter 43 Battery Provisions of the Forthcoming 2027 International Fire Code® (IFC). According to the ICC, this guide was developed as a resource for code officials and local code adoption authorities and will help jurisdictions keep pace with evolving technologies. “Building, fi…