An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.

A runaway thermal event severely injured four firefighters and prompted major changes to how battery energy storage sites are built and monitored.

As a bike shop owner who specializes in e-bikes, Jorge Molina Carranza says he knows lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous, so he usually takes precautions, making sure he never charges them ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — The FDNY posted a warning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a ...

A scooter repair shop in Queens went up in flames Monday afternoon, sparked by what investigators believe was a lithium ion battery. The batteries used to power electric bikes and scooters have been ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — Lithium batteries exploded loudly overnight inside a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned, and fire officials have decided to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (PIX11) — The FDNY posted a warning on its social media Tuesday with a shocking video of what it said was an illegal ...