Some apartment buildings banning e-bikes due to ongoing lithium-ion battery fires
Just four months into 2023, the batteries have caused 59 fires, killing five people, including two on Monday. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
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Just four months into 2023, the batteries have caused 59 fires, killing five people, including two on Monday. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Some jumped out windows and others climbed down a tree, but a 19-year-old and 7-year-old did not make it out.
A Queens neighborhood is reeling after a teenager and a child were killed in a fire officials say was started by an e-bike. As CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports, community members rushed to help when the flames broke out Monday in Astoria.
The flames went up so quickly, neighbors had to rescue people who jumped out of windows.
Sunday in the Bronx, a man in his 60s was killed in a fire around 4 p.m. along Olinville Avenue.
New safety standards for lithium-ion batteries were signed into law this morning by the city's mayor. CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.
The bills are aimed at preventing more fires and potential deaths from these e-bike and e-scooter batteries. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
The batteries, predominantly used in e-bikes and e-scooters, have been blamed for hundreds of fires in New York City. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
There have been over 30 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in New York City so far this year.
So far this year, two people have been killed in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries.
The threat of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is on the rise, and now experts say the problem could only get worse.
Last year, 219 fires were caused by devices that use the batteries, resulting in 147 injuries and six deaths.
The batteries have been blamed for hundreds of fires in New York City, including one at a Bronx supermarket over the weekend. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
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