The FDNY discovered a “ticking time bomb” of dozens of lithium-ion batteries in lower Manhattan this week — as the department ramped up inspections on e-bike shops in the wake of last week ...

On March 13, 2023, an e-bike battery being repaired at the store exploded and caught fire, FDNY officials said. The blaze quickly spread to other e-bikes in the shop, FDNY officials said.

The FDNY says it issued several summonses to the shop over the last two years relating to the wiring and storage of e-bike batteries. In August, the business was ordered in court to pay a $1,600 fine.

An e-bike shop at 91 Canal St. in Chinatown was vacated on Tuesday after more than 100 lithium-ion batteries were found improperly charged and stored, according to a fire department investigation.

FDNY says battery safety campaign is preventing fire deaths. The FDNY believes their awareness campaign is one reason the number of New Yorkers killed by lithium-ion battery fires is down to five ...

Two firefighters were injured putting out a fire that broke out in an e-bike store in Queens, according to the FDNY. The fire broke out just after 2:30 p.m. Monday at a bike store on Jamaica ...

The FDNY said the five-alarm fire that occurred Sunday at a supermarket on Grand Concourse and 181st Street was caused by a scooter’s lithium-ion battery. Video taken from the back of the 2096 ...

The FDNY responded to a hardware store at 1677 Victory Blvd. in Castleton Corners on the morning of Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) By ...

A Brooklyn store manager has been busted with more than 1,000 illegal fireworks worth about $250,000 in the lead up to ...

The FDNY got the fire under control by 12:02 p.m., officials said. The investigation is underway, officials said. The article ...

Two firefighters were injured putting out a fire that broke out in an e-bike store in Queens, according to the FDNY. The fire broke out just after 2:30 p.m. Monday at a bike store on Jamaica ...