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 waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...

A serious fire in a refuse lorry in Exeter was caused by an exploding vape battery, a council has said. The fire, which caused extensive damage to the vehicle, became so hot that it melted the metal ...

Three Glasgow bin lorries have caught fire over the last two weeks due to exploding "vape batteries". On September 14, a driver was forced to dump a load of rubbish in the middle of West Princes ...

The fire took place at Biffa’s Materials Recovery Facility in Westgate on July 1 and officials from the waste management firm say they believe it was sparked by a lithium battery from a vape ...

Vape and e-cigarette users have been advised to use manufacturer-recommended chargers and batteries in their devices amid fears of potential fires and explosions. The Office for Product Safety and ...

Tallmadge Wakeman D'Elia was killed by an e-cigarette which exploded and sent fragments into his cranium at his home in St Petersburg, Florida. The vape pen also caused a fire that burned about 80% of ...