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FDNY Battles Brighton Beach Blaze Linked to Toxic Smoke from Burning E-Bikes

FDNY officials say four people were brought to Coney Island Hospital for minor injuries.

The FDNY says they battled a fire on the sixth floor of an apartment building in Brighton Beach at around 4:00pm on Tuesday. FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Stone told News 12 they discovered "several burning e-bikes powered by lithium-ion batteries. “The fire condition wasn’t that severe, but the smoke condition was," Chief Stone added. "The smoke from those lithium-ion batteries, fires, are very toxic. It’s a little bit different from your regular smoke.” Click here to read more on brooklyn.news12.com. 




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