Investigators discovered 50 lithium ion batteries after a fire that left a person critically injured in Bushwick.
Heavy flames shot from the second floor of the building on Goodwin Place just after 1:45 a.m. Tuesday.
"When these catch on fire, they burst into flames and there is almost no way out of your room or your apartment," said FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh."We did find several batteries in there, approximately 50 inside, we believe that one of the occupants was repairing the batteries in the home," said Chief fire Marshall Dan Flynn. "There were also many that were charging at the time, nobody was watching them charge. They were charging overnight.
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