were so intense they could be seen from many blocks away. It was all caused, FDNY says, by a lithium-ion battery from a charged e-bike.
"This is an emerging threat in New York City. We have seen a quadrupling in e-bike fires just in the last few months alone," she said. "Two hundred and twenty fires, destroying our businesses, destroying our homes, and leaving all of us worse off," lamented Bronx City Council Member Oswald Feliz. Currently there are no federal regulations governing the lithium-ion batteries or chargers like there are with other electrical equipment and appliances. Congressman Ritchie Torres says that needs to change immediately.
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