Mayor Eric Adams, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, and Small Business Commissioner Kevin Kim announced on Wednesday afternoon a new effort to double down on lithium-ion e-bike battery inspections following the deadly Chinatown fire on Tuesday.
The trio stood outside the charred husk of 80 Madison St., with a pile of scorched e-bikes on one side and batteries bathed in barrels on the other. Adams pulled a battery from the wreckage which killed four and seriously injured two others as Commissioner Kavanagh pointed upward to the broken windows above.
The mayor warned the public to be on the lookout for groups of batteries being charged together at one time, or tangled heaps of wires, pointing out that extension cables should never be used. When questioned about the fears residents who live above an e-bike business may harbor, the mayor told amNewYork Metro that it is important not to judge every storefront.
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