E-scooter batteries sparked blaze at NYC apartment that killed woman, 5-year-old child

E-scooter batteries sparked blaze at NYC apartment that killed woman, 5-year-old child

"A blaze that erupted in an East Harlem apartment in New York City, killing a 5-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman, was sparked by lithium ion batteries from an e-bike or scooter, fire marshals said.
...Over 78 fire personnel responded to the inferno and it took about an hour to get it under control, the FDNY said.
...The FDNY later said in a tweet the cause of the“all hands fire which killed two people and left one other in serious condition … was lithium ion batteries from E-Bikes/Scooters.”

• This isn’t the first time such batteries, used to charge electric bikes and scooters, have sparked fires..."