FDNY, Lithium-ion

Lithium-ion battery fire kills Bronx man, FDNY says. It's the 5th deadly lithium-ion battery fire this year
One man is dead and several other people were hurt in a fire at a multifamily home in the Bronx Thursday night.
FDNY: Man Dead, Two Firefighters Hurt in Fire Blamed on E-Bike Battery
A 34-year-old man died and two firefighters were injured after an e-bike battery caught fire inside his Bronx apartment. It was the city’s fifth fatality this year caused by lithium-ion batteries sparking a blaze, the FDNY said.
Lithium-ion battery caused Brighton Beach fire that killed 1, injured others, says FDNY
FDNY officials say a lithium-ion battery caused a Brighton Beach fire that killed one person and injured several others early Wednesday morning on Brighton Third Street and Brightwater Court.
1 man dead, 1 hurt after Bronx apartment fire; e-scooter battery eyed as cause
One man died and another is hospitalized after an apartment fire in the Belmont section of the Bronx. A resident was hanging out of his window when firefighters arrived at the Beaumont Avenue apartment building just after 11:50 p.
Man dies, two FDNY firefighters injured after e-bike battery catches fire in Bronx apartment
A 34-year-old man died and two firefighters were injured after an e-bike battery caught fire inside his Bronx apartment. It was the city’s fifth fatality this year caused by lithium-ion batteries sparking a blaze,
Fatal Bronx fire sparked by lithium-ion battery, fire officials say
A man died in a Bronx fire Thursday night that FDNY officials say was caused by a lithium-ion battery. Police and firefighters arrived at the three-story building on Beaumont Avenue and Grove Street – two blocks from the Bronx Zoo – just before midnight.
Bed-Stuy aquarium wrecked during FDNY hydrant inspection, organizers already rebuilding
Nickel-sized goldfish flopped on the Brooklyn pavement on Tuesday as onlookers stood by – hopelessly surveying the damaged ...
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Residents devastated after FDNY shuts down makeshift Bed-Stuy aquarium, killing fish
During an inspection of the leaky fire hydrant, the FDNY drained the water at the makeshift Bed-Stuy aquarium on Wednesday, ...
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FDNY responds to reported gas leak at South Shore YMCA on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY responded to a reported gas leak at the South Shore YMCA in Eltingville on Thursday morning.
Bleacher climb in Queens honors 9/11's fallen FDNY firefighters
A commemorative climb in Flushing raised funds for the families of firefighters who died on 9/11 or from related illnesses ...
Lithium-ion battery sparks deadly fire in Brooklyn. FDNY pleads with public to heed these warnings.
A lithium-ion battery sparked a deadly fire early Wednesday morning in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, the FDNY says.
FDNY firefighter injured in Mariners Harbor home fire Monday afternoon
Twelve units and 60 firefighters responded to the “all hands” blaze, which was reported at around 5:30 p.m. in a two-story ...
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FDNY: 12 people hospitalized in 6-car Gravesend crash
The FDNY says 12 people were hospitalized after a multivehicle crash on Ocean Parkway and Avenue V on Monday afternoon. Details how the crash unfolded were not immediately clear. City data shows ...