2 people injured after e-bike sets fire in Bronx apartment building: officials
BELMONT, the Bronx (WABC) -- Two people were injured after a fire broke out in a four-story Bronx apartment building.
Officials have confirmed that an e-bike caused the fire in the basement of the building.
NewsCopter 7 was live over East 187th Street between Southern Boulevard and Prospect Avenue.
Flames broke out at around 6:30 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire within a few minutes.
Clouds of smoke flooded on to the street from the lowest floor of the building.
One person suffered a minor injury and another person suffered a serious non-life threatening injury, authorities said.
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