Lower East Side, Manhattan
Tragic Fire at Manhattan E-Bike Store Claims 4 Lives, 4 Injured
Reported Jun 20 at 12:25 AM · Updated Jun 20 at 2:50 PM · 145.5K Viewed
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NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is responding to the scene to secure the apartment doors.
This incident is related to the Aftermath of Fatal E-Bike Fire incident that was reported nearby.
A three-alarm fire erupted at an e-bike store in the Lower East Side, resulting in the loss of four lives. Among the victims were a 71-year-old man and a woman, as confirmed by the FDNY. Additionally, several others, including a firefighter, sustained injuries. The fire started shortly after midnight, fire officials said.
Local news reports now state that a fourth person, a woman, has succumbed to their injuries.
According to local news reports, two men and one woman were killed in the fire. Three are critically injured.
The FDNY reports the fire is under control.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is responding to the scene to secure the apartment doors.
This incident is related to the Aftermath of Fatal E-Bike Fire incident that was reported nearby.
A three-alarm fire erupted at an e-bike store in the Lower East Side, resulting in the loss of four lives. Among the victims were a 71-year-old man and a woman, as confirmed by the FDNY. Additionally, several others, including a firefighter, sustained injuries. The fire started shortly after midnight, fire officials said.
Local news reports now state that a fourth person, a woman, has succumbed to their injuries.
According to local news reports, two men and one woman were killed in the fire. Three are critically injured.
The FDNY reports the fire is under control.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is responding to the scene to secure the apartment doors.
This incident is related to the Aftermath of Fatal E-Bike Fire incident that was reported nearby.
A three-alarm fire erupted at an e-bike store in the Lower East Side, resulting in the loss of four lives. Among the victims were a 71-year-old man and a woman, as confirmed by the FDNY. Additionally, several others, including a firefighter, sustained injuries. The fire started shortly after midnight, fire officials said.
Local news reports now state that a fourth person, a woman, has succumbed to their injuries.
According to local news reports, two men and one woman were killed in the fire. Three are critically injured.
The FDNY reports the fire is under control.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is responding to the scene to secure the apartment doors.
This incident is related to the Aftermath of Fatal E-Bike Fire incident that was reported nearby.
A three-alarm fire erupted at an e-bike store in the Lower East Side, resulting in the loss of four lives. Among the victims were a 71-year-old man and a woman, as confirmed by the FDNY. Additionally, several others, including a firefighter, sustained injuries. The fire started shortly after midnight, fire officials said.
Local news reports now state that a fourth person, a woman, has succumbed to their injuries.
According to local news reports, two men and one woman were killed in the fire. Three are critically injured.
The FDNY reports the fire is under control.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is responding to the scene to secure the apartment doors.
This incident is related to the Aftermath of Fatal E-Bike Fire incident that was reported nearby.
A three-alarm fire erupted at an e-bike store in the Lower East Side, resulting in the loss of four lives. Among the victims were a 71-year-old man and a woman, as confirmed by the FDNY. Additionally, several others, including a firefighter, sustained injuries. The fire started shortly after midnight, fire officials said.
Local news reports now state that a fourth person, a woman, has succumbed to their injuries.
According to local news reports, two men and one woman were killed in the fire. Three are critically injured.
The FDNY reports the fire is under control.
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These Ebike shops should NEVER have been allowed in Residential buildings with SO MANY Ebikes and those very flammable battaries yet much in these ancient old dilapidated tenenament buildings without sprinklers/etc. Now those people who had to live above it lost everything, theyre mostly elderly and in poverty, God knows how many pets, and those 2 victims may lose their lives. Its also the Landlord's fault for allowing any high risk ebike business to be there in the first place. But they didnt care- they just cared about profits not residents lives and safety! Plus the 3 longstanding local food businesses on the Catherine street side are destroyed. When is the Local Gov going to end the sale of these highly volatile batteries already!?
@Kula MAYBE NEVER
EVERYONE, PLEASE BUY (2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR YOUR HOME AND WATCH A FEW YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BY FIRE FIGHTERS ON HOW TO USE THEM. KEEP (1) IN YOUR KITCHEN WASY TO REACH (away from Children) & (1) IN YOUR BEDROOM EASY TO REACH. NEVER EVER LEAVE THESE E-BIKES CHARGING WHEN ASLEEP OR AWAY. THEY LITERALLY EXPLODE INTO BALLS OF FIRE. BE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECT YOUR AND OTHERS LIVES. IT IS NO JOKE.
@calypso42 and the extinguisher, there are specific ones for e-bikes. For the chemical component of the battery. Just specify when you look into it that you want to also get one for this type of thing because you never know When your neighbor might also have a situation and you’re not aware.
Its people with ebikes who are using the wrong chargers , or probably overcharging their e bikes. I have one recently bought one a couple months ago. Its called (Lectric) seems good i only use the battery that belongs to the bike company and the charger as well, only keep the bike plugged into the outlet when i am awake and i have a timer for the set time which is 4-6 hours Ngl its very scary hearing about these bike fires. My bike stays off and doesn’t charge at all when i am sleeping
@Jyrua bann them all
A lot of apartments already prohibit storing them for good reason.
@RightLogic They may prohibit it, but most don’t enforce it! 🥺
These Ebike shops should NEVER have been allowed in Residential buildings with SO MANY Ebikes and those very flammable battaries yet much in these ancient old dilapidated tenenament buildings without sprinklers/etc. Now those people who had to live above it lost everything, theyre mostly elderly and in poverty, God knows how many pets, and those 2 victims may lose their lives. Its also the Landlord's fault for allowing any high risk ebike business to be there in the first place. But they didnt care- they just cared about profits not residents lives and safety! Plus the 3 longstanding local food businesses on the Catherine street side are destroyed. When is the Local Gov going to end the sale of these highly volatile batteries already!?
@Kula MAYBE NEVER
EVERYONE, PLEASE BUY (2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR YOUR HOME AND WATCH A FEW YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BY FIRE FIGHTERS ON HOW TO USE THEM. KEEP (1) IN YOUR KITCHEN WASY TO REACH (away from Children) & (1) IN YOUR BEDROOM EASY TO REACH. NEVER EVER LEAVE THESE E-BIKES CHARGING WHEN ASLEEP OR AWAY. THEY LITERALLY EXPLODE INTO BALLS OF FIRE. BE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECT YOUR AND OTHERS LIVES. IT IS NO JOKE.
@calypso42 and the extinguisher, there are specific ones for e-bikes. For the chemical component of the battery. Just specify when you look into it that you want to also get one for this type of thing because you never know When your neighbor might also have a situation and you’re not aware.
Its people with ebikes who are using the wrong chargers , or probably overcharging their e bikes. I have one recently bought one a couple months ago. Its called (Lectric) seems good i only use the battery that belongs to the bike company and the charger as well, only keep the bike plugged into the outlet when i am awake and i have a timer for the set time which is 4-6 hours Ngl its very scary hearing about these bike fires. My bike stays off and doesn’t charge at all when i am sleeping
@Jyrua bann them all
A lot of apartments already prohibit storing them for good reason.
@RightLogic They may prohibit it, but most don’t enforce it! 🥺
These Ebike shops should NEVER have been allowed in Residential buildings with SO MANY Ebikes and those very flammable battaries yet much in these ancient old dilapidated tenenament buildings without sprinklers/etc. Now those people who had to live above it lost everything, theyre mostly elderly and in poverty, God knows how many pets, and those 2 victims may lose their lives. Its also the Landlord's fault for allowing any high risk ebike business to be there in the first place. But they didnt care- they just cared about profits not residents lives and safety! Plus the 3 longstanding local food businesses on the Catherine street side are destroyed. When is the Local Gov going to end the sale of these highly volatile batteries already!?
@Kula MAYBE NEVER
EVERYONE, PLEASE BUY (2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR YOUR HOME AND WATCH A FEW YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BY FIRE FIGHTERS ON HOW TO USE THEM. KEEP (1) IN YOUR KITCHEN WASY TO REACH (away from Children) & (1) IN YOUR BEDROOM EASY TO REACH. NEVER EVER LEAVE THESE E-BIKES CHARGING WHEN ASLEEP OR AWAY. THEY LITERALLY EXPLODE INTO BALLS OF FIRE. BE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECT YOUR AND OTHERS LIVES. IT IS NO JOKE.
@calypso42 and the extinguisher, there are specific ones for e-bikes. For the chemical component of the battery. Just specify when you look into it that you want to also get one for this type of thing because you never know When your neighbor might also have a situation and you’re not aware.
Its people with ebikes who are using the wrong chargers , or probably overcharging their e bikes. I have one recently bought one a couple months ago. Its called (Lectric) seems good i only use the battery that belongs to the bike company and the charger as well, only keep the bike plugged into the outlet when i am awake and i have a timer for the set time which is 4-6 hours Ngl its very scary hearing about these bike fires. My bike stays off and doesn’t charge at all when i am sleeping
@Jyrua bann them all
A lot of apartments already prohibit storing them for good reason.
@RightLogic They may prohibit it, but most don’t enforce it! 🥺
These Ebike shops should NEVER have been allowed in Residential buildings with SO MANY Ebikes and those very flammable battaries yet much in these ancient old dilapidated tenenament buildings without sprinklers/etc. Now those people who had to live above it lost everything, theyre mostly elderly and in poverty, God knows how many pets, and those 2 victims may lose their lives. Its also the Landlord's fault for allowing any high risk ebike business to be there in the first place. But they didnt care- they just cared about profits not residents lives and safety! Plus the 3 longstanding local food businesses on the Catherine street side are destroyed. When is the Local Gov going to end the sale of these highly volatile batteries already!?
@Kula MAYBE NEVER
EVERYONE, PLEASE BUY (2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR YOUR HOME AND WATCH A FEW YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BY FIRE FIGHTERS ON HOW TO USE THEM. KEEP (1) IN YOUR KITCHEN WASY TO REACH (away from Children) & (1) IN YOUR BEDROOM EASY TO REACH. NEVER EVER LEAVE THESE E-BIKES CHARGING WHEN ASLEEP OR AWAY. THEY LITERALLY EXPLODE INTO BALLS OF FIRE. BE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECT YOUR AND OTHERS LIVES. IT IS NO JOKE.
@calypso42 and the extinguisher, there are specific ones for e-bikes. For the chemical component of the battery. Just specify when you look into it that you want to also get one for this type of thing because you never know When your neighbor might also have a situation and you’re not aware.
Its people with ebikes who are using the wrong chargers , or probably overcharging their e bikes. I have one recently bought one a couple months ago. Its called (Lectric) seems good i only use the battery that belongs to the bike company and the charger as well, only keep the bike plugged into the outlet when i am awake and i have a timer for the set time which is 4-6 hours Ngl its very scary hearing about these bike fires. My bike stays off and doesn’t charge at all when i am sleeping
@Jyrua bann them all
A lot of apartments already prohibit storing them for good reason.
@RightLogic They may prohibit it, but most don’t enforce it! 🥺
These Ebike shops should NEVER have been allowed in Residential buildings with SO MANY Ebikes and those very flammable battaries yet much in these ancient old dilapidated tenenament buildings without sprinklers/etc. Now those people who had to live above it lost everything, theyre mostly elderly and in poverty, God knows how many pets, and those 2 victims may lose their lives. Its also the Landlord's fault for allowing any high risk ebike business to be there in the first place. But they didnt care- they just cared about profits not residents lives and safety! Plus the 3 longstanding local food businesses on the Catherine street side are destroyed. When is the Local Gov going to end the sale of these highly volatile batteries already!?
@Kula MAYBE NEVER
EVERYONE, PLEASE BUY (2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR YOUR HOME AND WATCH A FEW YOUTUBE VIDEOS, BY FIRE FIGHTERS ON HOW TO USE THEM. KEEP (1) IN YOUR KITCHEN WASY TO REACH (away from Children) & (1) IN YOUR BEDROOM EASY TO REACH. NEVER EVER LEAVE THESE E-BIKES CHARGING WHEN ASLEEP OR AWAY. THEY LITERALLY EXPLODE INTO BALLS OF FIRE. BE RESPONSIBLE AND PROTECT YOUR AND OTHERS LIVES. IT IS NO JOKE.
@calypso42 and the extinguisher, there are specific ones for e-bikes. For the chemical component of the battery. Just specify when you look into it that you want to also get one for this type of thing because you never know When your neighbor might also have a situation and you’re not aware.
Its people with ebikes who are using the wrong chargers , or probably overcharging their e bikes. I have one recently bought one a couple months ago. Its called (Lectric) seems good i only use the battery that belongs to the bike company and the charger as well, only keep the bike plugged into the outlet when i am awake and i have a timer for the set time which is 4-6 hours Ngl its very scary hearing about these bike fires. My bike stays off and doesn’t charge at all when i am sleeping
@Jyrua bann them all
A lot of apartments already prohibit storing them for good reason.
@RightLogic They may prohibit it, but most don’t enforce it! 🥺
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