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2 children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire; 4 survive blaze

Headline from WHEC Rochester

An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire in New York City that killed two children. Monday's blaze in Astoria, Queens marks the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    2 children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire; 4 survive blaze (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire in New York City that killed two children. Monday's blaze in Astoria, Queens marks the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city.

  2. New York Post

    7-year-old and teen die in Queens blaze caused by e-bike battery (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Chief of Department John Hodgens called the incident a “terrible tragedy.”

  3. Fox News

    NYC fire that killed 2 children caused by lithium battery, latest in string of e-bike-related fires in city (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    In the latest string of e-bike related fires, a fire at a New York City building that killed two children was caused by a lithium battery from an e-bike.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    Child, teen killed in NYC fire sparked by e-bike lithium-ion battery, fire officials say (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A child and a teenager were killed in a fire that officials say was started by an e-bike.

  5. Fortune

    2 children are dead after an electric bike battery caught fire and burned down an apartment building (opens Fortune)

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    There have been five fire-related deaths so far this year in New York City where officials have said the cause of the blaze was an e-bike.

  6. NBC News

    Boy, 7, and teen killed in fire at New York home sparked by e-bike's lithium-ion battery, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Monday’s blaze marked the city’s 59th fire and fifth fatality caused by a lithium-ion battery so far this year, Dan Flynn, the department’s chief fire marshal, said.

  7. CBS News

    2 siblings dead in "explosion of fire" blamed on an e-bike battery in New York City (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    There have been 59 fires in New York City this year started by lithium-ion batteries, a Fire Department of New York spokesman said.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    2 youths were killed in the latest fire blamed on an e-bike in New York City (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    It's the fifth fire-related death this year in New York City where officials have said an e-bike was the cause. A father and his five children were in the second-story apartment when the fire began.

  9. FOX 5 New York

    Teen, child killed in Queens fire sparked by e-bike lithium-ion battery (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The FDNY said Monday's fire is the 59th lithium-ion battery fire so far this year, bringing the total number of deaths to five.

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