Firefighters and safety managers now face fires that may not respond to traditional suppression. This lack of clarity has fueled misconceptions about how these fires should be handled.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The battery pack of a cordless drill sparked an apartment fire Sunday night in Lakewood that caused an estimated $50,000 in damages and displaced one family.

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Emergency officials are warning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after a house fire in Lenoir County was traced to one that wasn’t even in use or being charged.