UPDATE: At least seven people were hurt Sunday when a fire ripped through an apartment building in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. The FDNY said it was caused by a lithium battery that powered a scooter. LisaRoznerTV reports.
Firefighters were still on the scene Sunday night, spraying pockets. No one died, but earlier residents told CBS2 they feared the worst."There was fire everywhere. The smoke looked like it was going to take over the Bronx," Fordham Heights resident Kim Hernandez said."We couldn't even breathe."
The FDNY said it took more than 200 firefighters to battle the fire, which started on the roof in the back.Video released by the FDNY shows a scooter with a lithium-ion battery catching fire and the flames spreading within seconds. "A simple battery-operated scooter like this people are leaving in their homes and leaving in their place of businesses. They leave it in a restaurant. They leave it parked, for the most part, in places that really they should not be parked in. The video is chilling,""We have seven injuries -- five firefighters, one member of EMS and one civilian.
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