38 people were injured in a fire in New York that may have been caused by a lithium-ion battery similar to the one used in scooters, city officials told media Americans.There are two seriously injured and five seriously injured in the fire that broke out in a condominium inarea of Manhattan, according to CNN, citing New York Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh.
Fire Chief Dan Flynn confirmed that quest200 fires were caused by a lithium-ion battery for a small electric mobility device (bicycle, scooter, electric skateboard …).”We recorded six deaths quest’year just because of these batteries powering small mobility devices, ”Flynn told CNN.
He explained that the authorities believed the fire had broken out in an apartment where its occupant was repairing bicycles.
