Lithium-ion batteries among debris in Brooklyn fire

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Sunday, November 24, 2024 5:09AM
Lithium-ion batteries found in Brooklyn building that caught fire
Lithium-ion batteries were found in a Brooklyn building that caught fire.

CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Lithium-ion batteries were among the debris after a fire tore through a building in Brooklyn.

Flames broke out in the three-story building on Fulton Street in Cypress Hills. The FDNY says it started on the ground floor around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

It took firefighters more than an hour to get flames under control.

The fire marshal is trying to figure out whether the batteries caused the fire.

No injuries were reported.

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