Lithium ion battery fires have been on the rise across the country since about 2019 due to the increasing number of e-bikes and scooters on the road.
Cheddar’s own Ashley Mastronardi spoke to a business owner who was personally affected by an e-bike blaze.
"You see your livelihood is burning, it’s not easy to see," said Khalid Raja, owner of Quality Discount Inc., which was damaged in a five-alarm fire that started with a faulty e-bike lithium battery
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 25,000 lithium-ion battery fires reported in a five-year period.
The New York City Fire Department said these fires are happening all over the country and offered some tips for how to stay safe, including never plugging a battery-powered bike into a power strip and avoiding charging bikes at night.
The family of a 19-year-old woman who died in a hotel's freezer six years ago has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million.
Prince Harry has won his lawsuit against the publisher of UK tabloid, The Daily Mirror.
Among them were fruity disposable e-cigarettes made by Elf Bar, the most popular brand with teenagers who vape.
The White House has unveiled a list of 48 drugs that drugmakers will have to pay rebates to the federal government on due to raising their prices higher than the cost of inflation during this year.
Two people were arrested after seven fourth-grade students at a Virginia elementary school experienced a reaction after consuming gummy bears laced with fentanyl.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a Boston fertility doctor accusing him of secretly impregnating her with his own sperm.
A man has been charged for the October fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Wool.
Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, best known in TV shows like 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' died on Monday at the age of 61.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder after the stabbing death of a Catholic priest in Nebraska on Sunday.
Four women who attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy testified to Congress Tuesday about sexual assault and harassment that they suffered while there.
