FDNY Asks Federal Consumer Products Safety Commission for Actions to Prevent e Bike Battery Fires

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FDNY Urges Feds to Take More Action Against e-Bike Batteries - Fire Safety

Faulty e-bike batteries have already been responsible for 22 fires this year in New York City, one of them fatal.

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Also see link to article describing the basics of lithium batteries, how they work, how they fail, and the dangers to first responders especially from hydrogen gas released in much larger quantities that usual from other types of fires.

Lithium-Ion Batteries: The 18650 - Energy Fires - Firefighting

The 18650 lithium-ion cell is the workhorse of the E-mobility, power tool, and portable power supply industry and one of the most common lithium-ion cells on the market.

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