Fire that killed 3 generations of NYC
family sparked by lithium-ion battery
Posted By: Hazymac, 11/14/2023 7:32:37 AM
A massive blaze that killed members of three generations of a Brooklyn family over the weekend stemmed from a lithium-ion battery used to power an electric scooter owned by one of the victims, FDNY officials said Monday. The ignited battery created a “wall of fire” that made it extremely difficult for residents to escape 242 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights — where the three-alarm blaze erupted shortly after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, killing matriarch Albertha West, 81, her son Michael West, 58 and grandson Jamiyl West, 33, the FDNY said. “The volume of fire we see from these batteries creates untenable conditions both for residents to get out, but also for
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