Lithium-ion battery fires wreak havoc on New York City

Some 200 fires were caused by malfunctioning batteries or chargers from e-bikes and e-mobility devices already this year

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Nearly 200 fires in New York City were caused by malfunctioning lithium ion batteries on mobility devices already this year, the New York Fire Department reports.

This announcements comes on the heels of a Manhattan apartment building fire that injured at least 38 people on Saturday morning. This particular fire broke out on the 20th floor of a Midtown high-rise building and required fire fighters to make some daring, rope rappelling rescues, the New York Times reports

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