Lithium-ion battery sparks fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Investigators say a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn on Saturday night. Luckily, no one was injured.
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Investigators say a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn on Saturday night. Luckily, no one was injured.
At least 10 people, including six firefighters, were injured when the flames broke out Monday afternoon on Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Lithium-ion batteries were to blame for another fast-moving fire in New York City that injured several people in the Marble Hill neighborhood, FDNY officials confirmed Tuesday. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The FDNY said an e-bike frame and battery remnants were recovered where the fire originated.
Investigators say lithium-ion batteries were found inside a stairwell, but they have been ruled out as the cause.
The site in Cooper Square in the East Village is the first of five public e-bike charging stations.
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New York City Council passed new safety laws Wednesday in an attempt to confront the growing dangers of lithium-ion batteries. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
One person was killed, 17 were injured and dozens of people were displaced.
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Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Thursday inside a two-story home on Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Thursday inside a two-story home on Seventh Avenue.
Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries.
Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries.
The FDNY held a safety briefing Friday as the concern over the dangers of e-bikes grows in the city. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh says lithium-ion batteries are the leading cause of fires and fire deaths.
The commissioner is calling for legislation that would require a national safety standard for the batteries.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh traveled to Washington on Thursday to address the pressing issue of unregulated lithium-ion batteries blamed for causing deadly fires in the city. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Sq4uRO
Gale Brewer said the City Council will consider a bill requiring more inspections and penalties for non-compliance.
Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Tuesday to launch a new lithium-ion battery charging pilot program allowing delivery workers to charge batteries outside. The program includes fast-charging docking stations and battery-swapping networks.
The fire started around 7 p.m. Sunday inside a 10th floor apartment in the Soundview neighborhood.
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