Gothamist reports:
Seven people were injured after an e-scooter battery exploded in the back of a Bronx supermarket Sunday morning, officials said.
The fast-moving blaze ripped through a commercial building on 181st Street and Grand Concourse, causing “an extraordinary amount of damage,” according to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh.
Hundreds of firefighters were still working to contain the fire on Sunday afternoon when Mayor Eric Adams and fire officials held a press conference to discuss the familiar culprit: a lithium ion battery commonly used by e-bikes and scooters.
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“It literally explodes.”
At least seven people were injured in a five-alarm fire in the Bronx thought to have been caused by a lithium-ion battery, fire officials say. Over 400 fires were caused by these batteries in the city in the past four years. https://t.co/jInPqefQqN pic.twitter.com/7pruEXHwae
— CNN (@CNN) March 6, 2023
The New York City Council passed a slate of bills Thursday cracking down on lithium-ion batteries used in many electric bikes and scooters, including measures that have spurred concerns that food delivery workers may feel the brunt of enforcement. https://t.co/4pKQl0cvFM
— Gothamist (@Gothamist) March 2, 2023