Four people were killed Tuesday following a fire at an e-bike repair store in Chinatown, the FDNY said.
"Fires related to e-bikes are the number one cause of fire-related fatalities. This is a huge problem. We’re in a crisis," NYC Councilman Oswald Feliz said.
He and his colleagues back in March passed a series of laws to strengthen fire safety related to e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries.The New York City Council has passed a flurry of legislation, aimed at cracking down on refurbished and cheaply made lithium-ion batteries after a string of recent fires sparked by the batteries that officials say has become a "full-blown crisis."
Feliz's bill, which takes affect this fall, bans the sale of batteries and devices that aren't certified by accredited testing labs. Other laws already in effect ban the sale of refurbished and modified lithium-ion batteries and require the city or companies to step up their efforts, teaching the public safe usage of e bike batteries.
The councilman acknowledges passing the laws were a good first step, but actively enforcing them, at this point, is a matter of life and death.All the news you need to know, every day
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