FDNY Makes First Ever Criminal Arrest of E-Bike Shop Owner for Unsafe Storage of Batteries

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https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/04/12/...d30-d3fd-ee11-aaf0-7c1e52017038&ceid=14308637
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Around da' Corner - 2 Blocks From 'Flatbush Trucking' E255 / TL157 [Rogers & Flatbush]

https://www.google.com/maps/place/1239+Flatbush+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11226/@40.637634,-73.9519605,409a,35y,90h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25b48de6d38f7:0x3edda83e4975d84a!8m2!3d40.6401239!4d-73.9549823!16s/g/11b8v7l_gj?entry=ttu

'Ambitious, Talented; Kind,' Indian Immigrant Tech-Journalist Killed in February Harlem e-bike Fire :

https://hechingerreport.org/remembering-our-friend-and-colleague-fazil-khan/

" Fire marshals determined an e-bike battery exploded inside a third-floor unit of a Harlem apartment building where six men who are food delivery workers lived and spread thick black smoke throughout the building. Khan’s death was attributed to heat injuries and smoke inhalation."

"More than 660 e-bike battery fires have erupted across the city since 2019, killing 28 New Yorkers and injuring 400 more."

Fatal (3) Brooklyn 3rd Alarm:

https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/11-12-2023-brooklyn-3rd-alarm-box-0920.80366/#post-275466

11/13/24 'Fire Marshals determined Fatal 3 Alarm Fire caused by lithium-ion battery'
 
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...'Brooklyn, arresting and handcuffing the store owner, Tian Liang Liu. The charges, including reckless endangerment, relate to fire code violations due to the unsafe storage and charging of batteries.'

If an e-bike Store Owner/Operator can be Charged w/'reckless endangerment, related to fire code violations ...'
can Owner/Operators of e-bikes found to have ignited Fatal Fire due to 'the unsafe storage and charging of batteries.'
be Charged w/Reckless Endangerment Manslaughter? :unsure:
 
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