The pressure from the boy's teeth likely punctured the battery's casing, causing a chemical reaction known as the thermal runaway which led to the battery exploding near the boy’s mouth with flames.

A viral CCTV clip shows a young boy suffering burn injuries after biting a lithium phone battery, triggering a violent chemical explosion.

Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in landfill sites across the UK. When devices are ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

A spine-chilling video showed a man- clueless of consequences- chewing on a lithium phone battery– only for the battery to ...

A shocking video showed a phone battery exploding in a young boy's mouth as he bit it is going viral on social media. The ...

A terrifying incident unfolded inside a mobile phone shop in India when a young boy suffered serious injuries after a lithium ...

Exploding e-bike and e-scooter batteries emitting "jet-like flames" and toxic fumes pose an increasingly lethal danger, a probe after a series of fire deaths has heard. An inquiry into the dangers of ...

The intense heat hitting most of the nation is already invoking warnings about power outages and health impacts. But there is also another danger posed to drivers, as record temperatures lead to a ...

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed when an e-bike battery exploded like a “blowtorch” inside a Queens pizzeria on the Fourth of July – trapping her as she tried to leave the bathroom, the FDNY said.