4 dead after fire breaks out in e-bike repair shop in NYC
Four people were killed and two more are in critical condition after a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery broke out in an NYC e-bike repair shop overnight. Four people were killed and two others remain in critical condition after a fire caused by a lithium-ion battery broke out in an e-bike repair shop and tore through a New York City building overnight, authorities said. Reports of smoke and fire coming from the Manhattan building, which has an e-bike repair shop on the ground floor and residential units above it, came in just after midnight Tuesday, New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said. Charred remains of e-bikes and scooters sit outside of a building in Chinatown after four people were killed by a fire in an e-bike repair shop overnight, June 20, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Firefighters pulled six residents from the building in critical condition, though four have since died, Kavanagh said. One firefighter suffered minor injuries, authoriti...