Act Daily News
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At least seven individuals have been injured in a five-alarm hearth nonetheless raging within the Bronx neighborhood of New York City, the New York Fire Department mentioned.
A civilian and an emergency companies employee have been critically injured, and 5 firefighters acquired minor accidents, the hearth division informed Act Daily News Sunday.
Almost 200 firefighters are nonetheless combating the hearth, which began round 10:45 a.m. Sunday within the roof of the rear a part of a single-level industrial constructing on Grand Concourse and 181st Street, based on the New York Police Department.
Earlier, a FDNY spokesperson mentioned the hearth could have been ignited by a lithium-ion battery in an e-bike.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh mentioned Friday there had been greater than 400 fires brought on by lithium-ion batteries in New York City previously 4 years.
In an opinion piece for a neighborhood web site, Kavanagh mentioned: “These fires start quickly, grow rapidly, offer little time to escape, consume everything in their path, and are very difficult to extinguish.”
Source: www.cnn.com