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Grandmother trapped in Queens pizzeria bathroom dies in e-bike battery fire
The blaze inside Singas Famous Pizza in Flushing was the first fatal fire caused by a lithium-ion battery this year, FDNY ...
Delta Florida flight diverted for burning battery. TSA rule, how to avoid lithium-ion fire
A Delta flight to Fort Lauderdale made an emergency landing in Fort Myers after a personal battery caught fire. Here's what ...
Fire officials say lithium battery for bike caused VB house fire
A Virginia Beach mother is counting her blessings after a harrowing escape from her home last month. It was around midnight ...
9 departments work together to stop fire at battery warehouse
At least nine fire departments were called in to do the “labor intensive” work of putting out a fire at a lithium-ion battery ...
EPA announces settlement on cleanup of Otay Mesa battery fire
EPA orders the Gateway Energy Storage facility to bolster safety measures and monitoring, but the company says the agreement ...
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Elderly Woman Dies in Queens Pizzeria Due to E-Bike Battery Fire, Marking NYC's First Battery-Related Fatality of the Year
E-bike battery malfunction leads to fire and first NYC battery-related death in 2025, trapping 76-year-old woman in a Queens ...
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Battery caused fatal Flushing fire: FDNY
The FDNY has identified a lithium-ion battery from a scooter as the cause of a fire that killed a 76-year-old woman in a ...
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Battery explosion causes fire in La Jolla apartment
A third-party battery purchased online caused a fire in a La Jolla apartment. Common Childhood Virus Linked to Alzheimer’s ...