The fire badly damaged a smoke shop in the 300 block of New Dorp Lane between Clawson and 10th streets on the major business ...
One of the tenants in the building, FDNY fire marshals later learned, was running an e-bike repair shop on the first floor and basement of the home, where the e-bikes and batteries were found.
Last year, six people died from e-bike-related fires — just a third of the 18 fatalities that took place in 2023, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. “Our department’s dedication to fire ...
An off-the-books e-bike battery repair shop in the basement of a Queens home sparked a massive Friday morning blaze that left a firefighter and three building residents hospitalized, FDNY ...