4 dead, 2 critically injured in New York City fire caused by lithium-ion batteries, e-bikes

Four people are dead and two more are critically injured after a fire broke out at an e-bike store in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday morning, New York Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.

"It is very clear that this was caused by lithium-ion batteries and e-bikes. There was a very large number of batteries and e-bikes," Kavanaugh said as she stood outside of HQ E-Bike Repair at a press conference Tuesday in Chinatown. ---More...