Bronx man dies in NYC apartment fire, second sparked by lithium-ion battery in as many weeks: officials

This fire claimed the life of one person, bringing the total number of deaths caused by lithium-ion batteries this year to five. We know New Yorkers depend on these devices for work and transportation - but please charge and store lithium-ion batteries outside where possible.

Just over a week earlier, Georgiy Kizyun, 69, was killed when a blaze sparked by a lithium-ion battery trapped him inside a Brooklyn apartment on Oct. 16.

The intense flames and heat from the device blocked the exit of his unit in the building, according to FDNY Chief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn.

We're messaging that lithium-ion batteries that are unregulated, that you're buying in places that are unregulated, kill people.

Read at New York Post