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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...