From scooters and cars to computers and even leaf blowers, lithium-ion batteries inside every day devices are to blame for causing fires, big and small. SFFD explains what you need to know to prevent any disasters.

The Port of Los Angeles shuttered several terminals because of the fire, which was expected to burn for up to 48 hours. Part of a highway was closed where the truck had overturned.

The 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge reopened after firefighters cleared all the hazardous lithium-ion batteries that burned a big rig off the roadway Friday night.

Some port terminals were shut down Friday as firefighters monitor a truckload of batteries that ignited near the Vincent Thomas Bridge.

City Council recently passed an ordinance regulating the market. Lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly every household, powering everything from electric vehicles to phones to micro-mobility devices like electric scooters and bikes.

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in the cathodes of these batteries are limited.

A big rig carrying lithium batteries that overturned and sparked a fire has snarled operations at the Port of Los Angeles

A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles, shutting down ports and a bridge. It’s not clear what the batteries were for — but LA’s Vincent Thomas Bridge, leading to the Port of Los Angeles and next-door Port of Long Beach,