Lithium-ion battery sparks house fire in Woodhaven that injured half-dozen residents, one critically: FDNY

Six residents were injured, one of them critically, after a recharging lithium-ion battery sparked a fire at a Woodhaven home early Wednesday morning.

The FDNY received a call at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 12 reporting a basement fire in a two-story home at 89-37 91st St. after a lithium-ion battery that was charging in an apartment burst into flames, waking the occupants. The residents tried to remove the battery as they exited the home, but failed. The FDNY dispatched 21 units with 79 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene between 89th Avenue and 91st Avenue…

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