(CNN) Josh Hamilton is recovering from severe burns on his right thigh after an electronic cigarette battery apparently exploded in his pocket over the weekend. The Owensboro, Kentucky, resident was ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Battery burn is the basis of a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Harris County on behalf of two men whose e-cigarette components exploded and left them with extreme injuries. The ...

A routine day at the Carroll County Jail turned tense on Friday when an inmate allegedly used an e-cigarette battery and toilet tissue to start a fire inside his cell, then fed the flames with ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- A 20-year-old Orange Coast College student is recovering after e-cigarette batteries burst into flames in his pant pocket, according to officials. Authorities said the man ...

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When we fly, there’s a small risk that a battery powering our phones or laptops could start a dangerous fire on board. But the most common source of battery-related fires in airplane travel is ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire ...

The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about an exploding e-cigarette battery — bought at a Lincoln truck stop — that injured an over-the-road truck driver in Pennsylvania. But ...

While the lithium-ion batteries in disposable electronic cigarettes are discarded after a single use, they can continue to perform at high capacity for hundreds of cycles, according to a study ...