With lithium ion-related fires on the rise, FDNY offers guidelines for e-bikes and e-scooter users

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The city's chief fire marshal says there have been 150 fires so far this year related to the batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters. TimMcNicholas takes a closer look at how quickly these fires spread, and their dangerous consequences.

READ MORENassau County fire officials issues warnings and advice on how to properly charge lithium ion batteries

On Thursday, boarded-up windows marked the spot at the Jacob Riis Houses where Bethea saw flames back in December and frantically texted her friends who live in the building to get out. "I knew how urgent it was, especially seeing how really, really high that fire was. It was out of control," Bethea said.

Her friends got out safely, but one man was killed and a 13-year-old and an 18-year-old climbed onto a pole to evacuate."It's dangerous. We know how dangerous it is," Bethea said.said it was one of 104 fires related to lithium ion batteries last year, and so far this year, at 150, it's already worse.Flynn says six people have died this year in fires related to failed batteries.

"When they do fail, they fail very unexpectedly and very violently. It's almost like a blowtorch effect," Flynn said.

 

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