Officials said the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.

WATCH ▶️ A woman can be seen taking an electric wheelchair out of her house and onto her driveway moments before it burst into flames.

An exploding lithium ion phone battery caused the fire that killed Rose Roberts, 81, at the historic Perches House in England, an inquest heard. Lodger Luke Harrison said he woke to a loud explosion ...

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...

The woman watched the electric wheelchair go up in flames in her driveway: "I really couldn't believe it exploded in that ...

(WHTM)– More than 8,000 iStore Magnetic Wireless Power Banks are being recalled after reports of them overheating and exploding while they were charging, according to the Consumer Product Safety ...

A Florida woman narrowly avoided a violent death after buying a second-hand wheelchair at a thrift store that exploded in a huge fireball outside her home. Alexandra Anaya, from Hollywood, heard a ...

Lithium-ion batteries have sparked fires in hoverboards, cell phones and more, but the danger also comes from incorrectly throwing these types of batteries away. There have been multiple fires at U.S.