1 dead, 9 hurt in Bronx high-rise fire sparked by e-bike's lithium ion battery: Police

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1. MyNorthwest

   Fire blamed on e-bike battery kills 1, injures 6 in Bronx apartment building ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published Dec 3, 2023

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   NEW YORK (AP) — One person was killed and six others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a New York City

2. New York Post

   E-bike battery sparks NYC apartment building fire that killed one, injured six ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Dec 3, 2023

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   Hiriam Borrero-Echevarria died in the blaze that erupted around 7 p.m. Sunday on the 10th floor of the 14-story building within NYCHA’s Bronx River Houses, between East 174th Street and the Cross B…

3. NBC New York

   1 dead, 9 hurt in Bronx high-rise fire sparked by e-bike's lithium ion battery: Police ↗ (opens NBC New York)

   Published Dec 3, 2023

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   One person was killed and nine others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a Bronx apartment, officials said Monday.

4. Fox News

   New York City fatal fire was caused by e-bike battery, officials say ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Dec 3, 2023

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   A fatal New York City apartment fire has been attributed to an electric bicycle battery. The incident killed one person and injured six others, fire officials say.

5. Gothamist

   Lithium-ion battery caused Bronx fire that killed one, injured several others, FDNY says ↗ (opens Gothamist)

   Published Dec 3, 2023

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   Firefighters found an electric bike in the apartment where the fire originated at a NYCHA building in Soundview.