Lithium-ion batteries being charged and stored in a Midtown store ignited and after firefighters put out the blaze, more e-batteries in the basement ignited in a second fire. The overnight fires inside Bike & Scooter on West 38th Street highlighted the difficulties of fighting blazes fueled by e-bike batteries. “We had a second fire that started in the basement, due to the water from the fire and the sprinkler activation, which then bled onto the other batteries that were being stored in the basement, causing them to have a second fire,” FDNY Chief Brian Gorman said. Hundreds of batteries were being stored in “a very significant charging and storage location, and extremely dangerous.”
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