Two siblings die in latest New York lithium-ion battery fire

“We lost two people today — we were fortunate to not lose six,” says fire marshal

wo firefighters at work putting out a fire
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While the ink is still drying on New York City’s new safety legislation around lithium-ion batteries, two more lives were lost to a lithium-ion battery fire this week. 

A charging e-bike burst into flames in a Queens apartment building on Monday, April 10, taking the lives of a seven-year-old boy and his 19-year-old sister trapped inside a second-floor apartment.

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