Another fire breaks out at Chinatown e-bike shop where blaze killed four this week

A second fire erupted Friday at the e-bike service store where a blaze killed four people earlier this week in Chinatown, officials said.

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A second fire erupted Friday at the e-bike service store where a blazeFirefighters responded to reports of smoke and fire shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, citing a rekindling at 80 Madison Street in Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown. Officials got the latest fire under control shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, and no injuries were reported.

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said on Tuesday morning that the earlier fire was “caused by lithium-ion batteries and e-bikes.” Fire officials said the store had been written up for several violations prior to the deadly blaze but continued to operate in an unsafe manner.

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