Crime & Justice

NYC Fire Commish Goes Scorched Earth on Illegal Battery Industry After Yet Another Deadly Blaze

“BLOOD ON THE HANDS”

Three family members were wiped out by a fire Sunday morning that was sparked by an electric scooter’s lithium-ion battery, officials said.

Side-by-side photos of a burnt scooter and the Brooklyn home that caught fire, killing three people inside.
New York City Fire Department