A fire broke out on the second floor of a Brighton 3rd Street apartment building at around 3:30 a.m., taking 60 firefighters an hour to extinguish.
The FDNY confirmed that the fire resulted in one fatality and left three others injured, highlighting the dangers of e-bike battery storage in residential buildings.
Last year alone, NYC reported over 100 fires linked to lithium battery issues from e-bikes and electric scooters, prompting legislative responses like the proposed safety standards.
Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have pushed for a bill to enforce safety standards on lithium batteries, a move that underlines increasing concerns over e-bike related fires.
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