Terrifying CCTV footage from a Queens e-bike shop shows how a charging lithium-ion battery sparked a fire
Monster NJ dad shockingly claims he did not hurt son, 6, as he's sentenced to 25 years for role in treadmill deathOn the one hand, in response to the 733 lithium-ion battery e-bike and scooter fires that have broken out in the five boroughs since 2019, political leadersThe battery packs that power these unsafe devices are about 18 inches long and 6 inches wide.
On Staten Island alone, 38 BESS facilities have been proposed, many in dense residential neighborhoods next to homes.To make matters worse for the smallest of the five boroughs, Staten Island represents about 6% of the city’s population — but is slated to receive almost 50% of its planned BESS units.
Just about anything can make them catch fire — too much water, lightning, damaged casings, being too hot or too cold, hidden defects and recharging malfunctions, to name just a few causes. While the Fire Department may or may not be able to eventually put the flames out — oftentimes after days of burning and reigniting — nothing can be done to prevent the migration of toxic fumes into nearby residences.
In May, a massive BESS facility outside San Diego burned for nearly two weeks, reigniting twice and spewing harmful gases into the air before being extinguished. As Staten Islanders remember, this is not the first time an unproven energy storage technology was tried here. Fifty years ago, the New York City Council allowed construction of several massive liquefied natural gas tanks in the Bloomfield section of Staten Island.
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