A semi carrying tens of thousands of pounds of lithium-ion batteries caught fire on Interstate 70 in Indiana on Thursday, according to WTHR-TV. The fire shut down both directions of one of the ...

Eastbound Interstate 70 near Greenfield turned into a standstill Thursday after a semi caught fire in Hancock County, forcing ...

A container of six lithium batteries continues to burn just off of Interstate 15 near Baker, California, three days after an overturned truck caught fire and wreaked havoc on the roadway, according to ...

Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., on Thursday introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening federal regulation of transporting lithium-ion batteries in the wake of a truck crash and subsequent fire that ...

7:04 a.m. Oct. 28, 2024: An earlier version of this article said a lithium-ion battery fire occurred on Interstate 15 near Bakersfield. It was near Baker. For more than two days, a vital shipping ...

A truck hauling lithium batteries overturned on U.S. Interstate 15 near Baker, California, Friday, causing a battery fire that has blocked the northbound lanes for over a day. I-15 is the main route ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Nevada Representative Dina Titus introduced the Thermal Runaway Reduction Act after a lithium iron battery fire shutdown the I-15 for multiple days. “The disaster on ...

UPDATE - Sunday at 10: 45 a.m. - California Highway Patrol says all lanes of Interstate 15 are now open. Crews worked non-stop through the night to carefully move the hazardous materials container a ...

A Tesla Semi crashed in Northern California on Monday, triggering a hazardous materials incident after the battery ignited and sparked a raging fire that spewed toxic fumes, authorities said.

Multiple interstate exits were closed Thursday morning because of a hazmat situation in the Franklinton area. Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffery Geitter said Columbus firefighters were ...