FDNY issues vacate order for e-bike business in Brooklyn

Saturday, July 1, 2023
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The FDNY issued a vacate order for an e-bike business in Brooklyn.

An excessive number of lithium-ion batteries were found at the 5th Avenue storefront in Sunset Park.
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They say there was also some illegal modifications discovered at the location.

Investigators also found dozens of electric mobility devices, along with gas-powered mopeds with fuel inside.



The order comes as the city has been cracking down on unsafe storage of lithium-ion batteries.



Just last month, an e-bike shop in the Lower East Side engulfed in flames, killing four people.

Lithium-ion batteries have caused 113 fires this year killing more than 13 New Yorkers and leaving 71 injured.
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There have been more than a dozen deaths linked to battery explosions this year alone.

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