A Queens e-bike store that caught fireplace a 12 months in the past as a result of a lithium-ion battery fireplace, went up in flames but once more, and for the very same motive, the FDNY mentioned Saturday.
The blaze broke out Friday round 7:08 p.m. on the primary ground of King Digital Hub close to Lefferts Blvd. and Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill, drawing a response of round 60 firefighters and EMS personnel.
The hearth was introduced beneath management by round 7:41 p.m. The reason for the blaze is being decided by fireplace marshals.
One individual was injured within the fireplace and transported by EMS to an area hospital.
The e-bike store, positioned in a two-story, mixed-use constructing, was the scene of one other fireplace final 12 months. On Jan. 6, 2024, round 10:40 p.m., whereas the store was closed for the evening, a lithium-ion battery began to smoke and shoot out a bathe of sparks earlier than bursting into flames, in accordance with surveillance footage of the incident obtained by the FDNY.
Through the 2024 fireplace, an upstairs residential tenant heard three loud pops and smelled smoke, the FDNY mentioned. There have been no accidents.
