An overnight fire may in Brooklyn may have been caused by a lithium-ion battery. It left two people injured.
Lithium battery fireThere have been several recent fires across New York City that are being blamed on lithium-ion batteries.
City officials are considering new laws after the New York City Fire Department counted nearly 200 fires and six fire deaths this year tied to problems with lithium-ion batteries. They are used in electric bikes and scooters that have filled the streets of the city in the past few years. Over the years, problems have periodically triggered fires involving laptops, phones, hoverboards, electric vehicles, airplanes, and battery-power storage installations.
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