Mayor Eric Adams is set to sign a package of lithium-ion battery safety bills today. ZinniaDee_TV has more.
passed the package in response to the growing number of fires sparked by the batteries throughout the city. In fact, just this month alone, two fires were caused by the batteries -- one of which was deadly. "These are extremely dangerous," the mayor said earlier this month. One bill will ban the sale of unregulated lithium-ion batteries in all five boroughs. Another measure will require the FDNY to educate New Yorkers about the batteries and their dangers. around 4 p.m.
Last year, the FDNY investigated 220 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that resulted in 147 injuries and six deaths. Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces federal safety standards for lithium-ion batteries blamed for hundreds of fires Another bill that's expected to be signed by Adams will require all e-bikes sold in New York City to have a special seal of approval --"UL" for"Underwriter Laboratories," a company that tests consumer products.
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