This is the second incident involving a lithium battery the department has responded to this month.

Lithium-ion batteries in personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as laptops, smartphones, powerbanks and electronic cigarettes can pose a serious safety risk in air travel. Damaged or overheated ...

SUMNER COUNTY —A discarded lithium battery is being blamed for a trash truck fire in Sumner County. According to a social media report from Mulvane Fire and Rescue, a city trash truck driver smelled ...