At least 3 injured in Brooklyn apartment building fire; lithium-ion battery found at scene, FDNY says
NEW YORK -- The FDNY is looking into whether a lithium-ion battery caused a fire in a high-rise apartment building in Brooklyn.
It started around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday inside a building on Ocean Parkway in Midwood.
Residents were forced out of their apartments.
Firefighters say they found a lithium-ion battery on the fourth floor.
At least two people were taken to a local hospital and one person was treated at the scene.
