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Lithium-ion batteries sparked Bronx fire that gutted 3 homes, FDNY confirms
The FDNY has confirmed a fire that tore through three homes in the Bronx on Sunday was sparked by lithium-ion batteries.
Firefighter critically wounded in 5-alarm Bronx blaze released from hospital
The firefighter, William Levering of FDNY Engine 81, was met with a roar of cheers and claps by fellow firefighters and first ...
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Bronx Fire Sparked by Lithium-Ion Batteries Reignites Safety Concerns as Mayor Adams Pushes for Stricter Regulations
The Bronx fire caused by uncertified lithium-ion batteries led to 13 injuries and renewed calls for stricter regulations.
13 firefighters injured, 1 critically, as fast-moving blaze tears through 3 Bronx homes: ‘Like a movie’
Thirteen Bravest were injured, including one critically, after a five-alarm blaze tore through three homes in the Bronx ...
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Bronx fire sparked by possible lithium-ion battery renews calls for stricter rules, FDNY says
Fifteen people were injured in a five-alarm fire that tore through several Bronx homes Sunday night — a blaze fire marshals ...
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Five-alarm fire tears through Bronx homes, injures 15 and displaces families
A five-alarm fire broke out Sunday evening, June 22, at a multi-family home on Devoe Terrace in the Bronx, injuring at least 15 people and displacing several ...
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Lithium-ion batteries cause of fire that injured 15, including firefighter who had to be intubated
"They have a lot of old scooters on the porch. So maybe one of the batteries? We don't know. The fire was in the front, the ...