NYC Sizzles With 90-Degree Temps, Thunderstorm Risk Friday: What to KnowĬhief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn said there were at least five bikes in the apartment where the fire started. Video circulating on social media captured the harrowing rescue. That is a last resort in the FDNY," Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb said Saturday.
The Red Cross said Sunday it provided temporary lodging and some emergency money to two people displaced by Saturday's fire, which spurred a dramatic and rare rope rescue 20 stories above Manhattan's East 52nd Street, a few blocks from the United Nations' headquarters.
Authorities have pinpointed the cause of the blaze as a lithium-ion battery related to a “micromobility” device, a term that can refer to e-bikes and electric scootersĪuthorities on Sunday were investigating a New York City high-rise fire that injured over three dozen people and was traced to a faulty lithium-ion battery, the latest in a fast-growing series of battery blazes that have fire officials concerned. Officials were looking into whether the 37-story apartment building had a fire alarm, whether any doors were left open, and other questions. In an updated patient count, the Fire Department said Sunday that a total of 43 civilians, firefighters and police officers were injured.
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