One person was killed, 17 were injured and dozens of people were displaced.
NEW YORK -- A lithium-ion battery caused a deadly fire at a Harlem apartment building Friday, according to the FDNY.The raging fire forced dramatic and rare rope rescues.'People was coming out of the building. The fire at the top. Side, you see the police coming down with the people, people jumping out the window,' neighbor Angie Ratchford said.'Just what I have on me. My phone, my keys and this guy,' said Akil Jones, a resident who escaped the fire with his father.
The Red Cross is assisting dozens of people with temporary housing at a school nearby.Saturday, inspectors, firefighters and city officials were back at the building, assessing the damage and investigating.Firefighters are reminding New Yorkers of the importance of keeping doors closed during fires.'On the third floor, one of the apartment doors was left open where the fire was.
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