NY’s Chief Fire Marshall Urges Congress to Address Fire Risk of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Fire officials say lithium-ion battery fires have increased by 900 percent over a four-year period in New York City.
NY’s Chief Fire Marshall Urges Congress to Address Fire Risk of Lithium-Ion Batteries
An electric scooter with a battery sits parked outside of a Bronx supermarket the day after a fire tore through a market that fire officials are blaming on a faulty lithium-ion battery in New York City, on March 6, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

New York City’s chief fire marshall urged House lawmakers to pass legislation mandating safety standards for lithium-ion batteries.

“To grasp the urgency of this problem, it’s important to understand that fires caused by lithium-ion batteries are more intense and more dangerous than traditional, smoldering fires,” Chief Fire Marshall Daniel Flynn of the New York City Fire Department testified during Thursday’s hearing before the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
Author
Jana J. Pruet is an award-winning investigative journalist. She covers news in Texas with a focus on politics, energy, and crime. She has reported for many media outlets over the years, including Reuters, The Dallas Morning News, and TheBlaze, among others. She has a journalism degree from Southern Methodist University. Send your story ideas to: [email protected]
Related Topics