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Four Families Displaced After Fire Rips Through Building in Bensonhurst

Council Woman Susan Zhuang says e-bikes with illegally imported batteries present a risk to communities across the city.

Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at a two-story home Sunday morning in Bensonhurst. Council Member Susan Zhuang said at least four families were displaced, but there were no injuries. She was on the scene helping connect the families to the Red Cross. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Zhuang told News 12 that the displaced families pointed blame at e-bikes outside the building. "They tell me they saw the e-bikes outside on fire and caused the fire on the first and second floor,” she said. Click here to read more on brooklyn.news12.com. 




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