According to the FDNY, in 2023, lithium-ion batteries caused 267 fires, 150 injuries and 18 deaths in the city. They say as of Monday, there have been 24 lithium-ion battery fire investigations and eight injuries across the five boroughs so far this year....
How would the new lithium-ion battery law work? "Right now, there's noauthority to regulate these imported batteries. We give the federal authorities the ability to do so, and they will determine whether they regulate them right at the port of entry, which probably makes the most sense, ...
The FDNY, which has had to cope with an increase in fast-moving lithium-ion battery fires, said restoring the fifth man to trucks is a key public safety move "The fifth firefighter, in its most simple terms, gets water on a fire faster. That's particular...
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Per FDNY Fire Marshals the cause of this morning’s fatal all hands fire which killed two people and left one other in serious condition at 110 East 129 Street in Manhattan was lithium ion batteries from E-Bikes/Scooters.pic.twitter.com/ubBT75Pf5m ...
"The three children were inside. It was pretty heavy fire condition inside, so our members had to force the door open, crawl in. They found two of the children in the living room and one they found right behind the door," the FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said. ...