Meanwhile, the FDNY says the number of lithium-ion battery fires so far this year is about the same as last year, but deaths are down and structural fires are down. They believe more people are charging batteries outside. Do you have a story that needs investigating? Let us know. ...
In September,New York City started enforcing e-bike battery certification at retailers, which requires any mobility device using lithium-ion batteries to meet compliance standards before being sold. Earlier in February, FDNY Chief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn sounded the alarm on Capitol Hill, urging ...
but they use salt water as an electrolyte. They have a low energy density and can only store two-thirds of the amount of energy stored by Li-ion batteries. However, they have a low risk of battery fires.
Recordkeeping for lithium-ionbattery related firesvaries among fire departments, but as of Feb. 15, there have been at least 42 known lithium-ion battery fires across the country, and in New York City there have been 24, one of which was fatal, according to a FDNY spokesperson. The most ...
Robert Slone, chief scientist and senior vice president of UL Solutions, stands by a bike lane as riders on e-bikes pass by on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan in New York, on Monday, July 17, 2023. Amid a rash of e-bike lithium-ion battery fire deaths, the city will require all e-bikes ...
A firelast monthat a home in Brooklyn that killed three family members and injured 14 others was caused by a lithium-ion battery, FDNY investigators found. "This is all evidence," New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said of the damage from the battery fires. "You know, e...
This year in the city, lithium-ion batteries have sparked 180 fires that injured 101 people and killed 14, according to FDNY. Read More: New York City to begin enforcing lithium-ion battery certification law aimed at preventing fires on Sept. 16 Officials said cheaper, unregulated ...
A firelast monthat a home in Brooklyn that killed three family members and injured 14 others was caused by a lithium-ion battery, FDNY investigators found. "This is all evidence," New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said of the damage from the battery fires. "You know, each one...
Scooter lithium battery investigated as cause of 5-alarm Bronx blaze, fire department says “In all of these fires, these lithium-ion fires, it is not a slow burn; there’s not a small amount of fire, it literally explodes,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh told reporters. “It’s a ...