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Fires involving e-bikes and similar devices in NYC have killed 9 people this year, compared to 10 in 2022, 2021 combined
EW YORK — The FDNY reports that lithium-ion battery fires have caused nine deaths to date, nearing the number in 2022 and 2021 combined.
E-bikes and similar devices have caused 92 fires and injured 64 people so far this year. Last year, six people were killed and 142 hurt in 220 battery-related fires, the New York Post reported.
Four people died on May 7 in a fire in an Upper Manhattan apartment building. In April, a 7-year-old and a teenager died in a Queens house fire sparked by the battery on an e-bike. People were forced to jump from windows to escape the fire.
https://www.firerescue1.com/lithium...RK — The FDNY reports,people so far this year.
Burn Baby Burn!
EW YORK — The FDNY reports that lithium-ion battery fires have caused nine deaths to date, nearing the number in 2022 and 2021 combined.
E-bikes and similar devices have caused 92 fires and injured 64 people so far this year. Last year, six people were killed and 142 hurt in 220 battery-related fires, the New York Post reported.
Four people died on May 7 in a fire in an Upper Manhattan apartment building. In April, a 7-year-old and a teenager died in a Queens house fire sparked by the battery on an e-bike. People were forced to jump from windows to escape the fire.
https://www.firerescue1.com/lithium...RK — The FDNY reports,people so far this year.
Burn Baby Burn!