Battery Fire Risk Sparks Massive Recall For Many Types Of Power Tools: See Which Ones
More than 554,000 Kobalt yard power tools and batteries are being recalled because they can catch fire while charging.
Greenworks Tools issued the recall for about 554,780 Kobalt 24V and 48V tools and batteries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 9. The recall includes trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws, pruning saws, and other tools with USB-C batteries.
The lithium-ion batteries can short-circuit while they're being charged through the USB-C port while inserted in a tool. The recalled tools use 24V Kobalt-branded batteries with 3.0Ah, 4.0Ah, 5.0…
Watch: Ring Camera Captures Maryland Man Setting Apartment Door Ablaze, Trapping Four Inside
He said he'd be back. Hours later, prosecutors say a Maryland man returned with a gas can, set fire to an apartment's only exit, and trapped four people inside, with Ring camera video capturing the terrifying moments.
The gas canister
Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office
The attack played out on Friday, April 4, 2025, at an apartment in Montgomery Village, where prosecutors say 36-year-old Rockville resident Robert Simms carried out an arson that nearly turned deadly.
According to court records, Simms had spent the night at the apartment before allegedly attempting to assault …
Deadly Inferno Breaks Out At Luxury Caribbean Resort Popular With US Tourists
A Caribbean vacation spot turned into a scene of smoke, flames, and panic.
A deadly fire badly damaged the Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham resort in Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic, on Friday, June 19, according to multiple reports.
The beachfront resort sits on the country’s southeastern coast, an area popular with US and international tourists.
Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old tourist from Caserta, Italy, died after the fire, according to ABC News.
At least one tourist is dead after a massive fire broke out at a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. ABC News' Alex Presha has the de…
2 Arrested For Trespassing At Former IBM Property In Somers: Police
Two people were arrested after being found on the former IBM property in Northern Westchester, a site that has previously drawn concern from authorities following a suspicious fire and other trespassing incidents earlier this year.
The arrests stemmed from an incident at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, when troopers responded to a report of trespassers at the sprawling, now-vacant property on Route 100 in Somers, New York State Police confirmed to Daily Voice.
Troopers located Hanyuan Liu, 21, of Poughkeepsie, and Shihan Zhang, 24, of Long Island City, on the grounds and too…
