NEW YORK — New York City fire inspectors dogged the HQ E-Bike Repair shop since at least 2021 over unsafe handling of lithium-ion batteries before the deadly blaze Tuesday that killed four people in ...

A firefighter was hospitalized early Thursday after a fire erupted in a Queens electric scooter store, the FDNY said. The blaze broke out inside the store near 104th St. in Hollis at about 2:30 a.m.

A battery exploded this week while fire marshals were arresting an e-bike retailer, underscoring the lethal threat posed by lithium-ion batteries used to power e-bikes, according to the FDNY. FDNY ...

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN (PIX11) – A man was arrested after New York City inspectors found “egregious conditions and fire code violations” including unsafe lithium-ion battery sales at a Flatbush shop, ...

The New York City Fire Department shut down a Queens e-bike shop where officials said dangerous lithium-ion battery packs were being built and refurbished. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said ...

An off-the-books e-bike battery repair shop in the basement of a Queens home sparked a massive Friday morning blaze that left a firefighter and three building residents hospitalized, FDNY officials ...

A Brooklyn merchant wound up in fire marshals’ handcuffs for improper storage of highly-flammable lithium-ion batteries inside his business — the first arrest of its kind ever reported in New York ...