Energizer is launching a new coin lithium battery the manufacturer says may prevent some child injuries and deaths in case a battery is accidentally swallowed.
Community members, advocates and leaders stood at the intersection of 180th Street and Linden Boulevard in St. Albans with a clear message: "we say no."
The flames broke out inside the building on Church Avenue at East 31st Street in Flatbush just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
County Executive Bruce Blakeman and fire marshals say Lithium-Ion battery storage warehouses are a dangerous fire hazard that can start large fires that cannot be put out by traditional firefighting, essentially forcing firefighters to let them burn out.
Residents in Homecrest and Gravesend rallied to block plans for a battery storage facility on McDonald Avenue.
Fire officials say smoking materials that were carelessly thrown away sparked the blaze.