New York housing block explosion leaves teenager dead as authorities link blaze to lithium-ion battery

An explosion at a New York City housing authority building that left a teenager dead and set the building on fire over the weekend was linked to an e-bike’s lithium-ion battery, according to a report.

Fire officials said the blaze broke out around 7 p.m. Friday at the New York City Housing Authority Albany Houses apartment complex in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Sources told NY1 that they believe the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery. It was not immediately clear where the e-bike was at the time of the fire…

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