A series of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries have resulted in injuries and fatalities in New York City. In East Harlem, an apartment fire left 2 residents and 3 firefighters injured. In the Bronx, a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man and injuries to several others. Another fire in Brooklyn, also caused by lithium-ion batteries, left 2 people injured at an illegal repair shop.
2 hurt in Brooklyn fire sparked by lithium-ion batteries at illegal repair shop, FDNY says https://t.co/rqnM68osTM https://t.co/yKfYe7mUjO
2 hurt in Brooklyn fire sparked by lithium-ion batteries at illegal repair shop, FDNY says https://t.co/qPEHV2dcE6 https://t.co/BBOfRpX5tG
Bronx NYCHA fire victim, 39, dies, as FDNY determines lithium-ion battery sparked blaze It took 78 firefighters from 20 different units to handle. 243 fires, 124 injuries and 17 deaths this year related to highly flammable lithium-ion batteries https://t.co/JxSOQ0ZBOe
A Bronx man was killed when a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire Sunday inside a NYCHA building, the FDNY said Monday. The fire started at around 7 p.m. inside a 10th-floor apartment in the Soundview neighborhood. @ShoshBedrosian reports. https://t.co/PvrOOtaqxV
E-bike battery sparks NYC apartment building fire that killed one, injured six https://t.co/oorR1Vb8OS https://t.co/DQf5LBOklZ
A Bronx man was killed when a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire last night inside a NYCHA building, the FDNY says. https://t.co/PvrOOtaqxV
So far this year, 18 people have been killed by fires caused by lithium-ion batteries. These fires are dangerous and fast-moving. Just last month, the @FSRI_org produced a powerful video demonstrating why it is so difficult to escape from a fire started by a lithium-ion battery. https://t.co/3tgQXULLcy
One person was killed and nine others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said https://t.co/q62aY402N7
One man died and several other people were injured in a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday night, according to the FDNY. https://t.co/ku1OxbsIl7
39-year-old man badly hurt in Bronx NYCHA fire dies — blaze caused by lithium-ion battery As of Nov. 20, the city Fire Department had recorded 243 fires, 124 injuries and 17 deaths this year related to highly flammable lithium-ion batteries https://t.co/rOpPgoLBN1
2 residents, 3 firefighters injured in apartment fire in East Harlem https://t.co/qbssLVWOFC https://t.co/SS0uYp9F3I
2 residents, 3 firefighters injured in apartment fire in East Harlem https://t.co/eKTDsBcXof https://t.co/DtRfnUJBtX
2 residents, 3 firefighters injured in apartment fire in East Harlem https://t.co/YrJiBPWiEp