Crime & Safety
Lithium-Ion Battery Started Deadly House Fire In Queens, FDNY Says
Firefighters found the man suffering from smoke inhalation on the second floor. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died.
January 21, 2023
Investigators said Saturday a lithium-ion battery caused a fire that killed a Queens man overnight.
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The FDNY got a call shortly after 11 p.m. Friday about a fire on the second and third floors of a three-story home on 89th Street in Jackson Heights.
Firefighters found the man suffering from smoke inhalation on the second floor. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died.
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