Beryllium has been found in dozens of homes in the Eaton and Palisades fire zones. While the metal is safely used in things like consumer electronics, when heated it can become toxic.

Beryllium is a naturally occurring metal. It's in cables and things like microwaves, headphones and vintage golf clubs. It's also used in the aerospace and defense industries.

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Beryllium, an earth metal that can lead to cancer or respiratory disease if it infiltrates a person's lungs, has been found in the burn zones of the Eaton and Palisades ...

Hanford workers may be exposed to small particles of beryllium left in buildings at the nuclear reservation, including in the 300 Area near Richland where work was done to prepare and test uranium ...

Advertisement After the LA fires, a new toxin is being found in homes: beryllium Beryllium is a naturally occurring metal. It's in cables and things like microwaves, headphones and vintage golf clubs.

Beryllium in of itself is pretty scary to me.” Beryllium is a naturally occurring metal. It’s in cables and things like microwaves, headphones and vintage golf clubs.