FDNY finds "death trap" of lithium-ion batteries in Chinatown
The commissioner said an inspection on Canal Street uncovered batteries in a tight space with residences above.
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The commissioner said an inspection on Canal Street uncovered batteries in a tight space with residences above.
The FDNY made a major bust this week while inspecting for illegal lithium-ion batteries. This year alone, the batteries have caused fires that killed more than a dozen people, including four last week. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
One person was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Just this year, there have been 110 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, killing 13 people.
New York officials announced new e-bike safety measures in the city after a fire at an e-bike repair shop killed four people in Chinatown.
Investigators believe Friday's fire may have been started by batteries that reignited in the debris.
The department currently investigates within 72 hours, but the Chinatown fire on Tuesday has changed the protocol.
The department currently investigates within 72 hours, but the Chinatown fire on Tuesday has changed the protocol. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Four people were killed and two others are in critical condition following Tuesday's early morning blaze.
Four people were killed and two others were critically hurt when a fire broke out shortly after midnight inside an e-bike shop on Madison Street.
First responders had to rescue people from an apartment above the shop on Madison Street.
The fire erupted late Monday night in along Madison Street. It started in the shop and spread to the apartments above. CBS2's Ali Bauman has new information on other issues the shop has had in the past.
Tuesday's fire in Manhattan was a call to action to do more to stop the use of cheap, poorly made batteries.
There are laws on the books to get poorly made batteries off the streets, but they don't take effect until September. CBS2's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer has the details.
Four people are dead and two others are critically injured after a fire broke out at an e-bike shop in Lower Manhattan.
The flames broke out Sunday afternoon on the fourth floor of an apartment building on West 190th Street.
A woman and teenage girl are dead, and three other children are hospitalized following a suspicious fire overnight in East New York, Brooklyn. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh spoke out about it, and other recent deadly blazes.
The FDNY says they've been aggressively educating the public on the dangers of lithium-ion batteries.
The goal of the bill by Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand is to provide a federal safety standard.
The goal of the bill by Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand is to provide a federal safety standard. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
New York's senators are working to create a federal standard for the batteries, which have been blamed as the cause of numerous fires over the last few years. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Faulty e-bike batteries have been blamed for hundreds of fires, some deadly, around the city.
One would provide lithium-ion batteries for low or no cost, and the other calls for fireproof charging containers.
A hearing will be held today on two new proposals aimed at making e-bikes and the batteries that power them safer.
Just four months into 2023, the batteries have caused 59 fires, killing five people, including two on Monday.
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Stormy weather will return to the New York City area on Monday, bringing the threat of heavy rain and storms that may lead to flash flooding.
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