Mother, child suffer burns after cellphone charger catches fire in Upper West Side apartment

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Monday, September 23, 2024
Mother, child burned after cellphone charger catches fire on Upper West Side
It happened around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on West 60th Street and West End Ave on the Upper West Side.

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A mother and child were rushed to the hospital after a lithium-ion battery cellphone charger caught fire inside their apartment in Manhattan.

It happened around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on West 60th Street and West End Ave on the Upper West Side.

There is no word on the severity of the burns.

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