The #FDNY responded to a report of a fire around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 164-18 Pidgeon Meadow Road in Queens. When units arrived to the scene, they discovered approximately 100 lithium-ion batteries burning in the cellar of the home. The owner was operating an illegal lithium-ion battery repair business. Multiple micromobility devices and lithium-ion batteries were found in various states of disassembly and disrepair.
FDNY Fire Marshals determined the cause of the fire was a lithium-ion battery.
FDNY Haz-Mat units removed and overpacked about 600 individual battery cells from the location. The FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention issued a criminal court summons to the owner for illegal storage of e-mobility devices. Additionally, an FDNY summons was also issued against the property owner for miscellaneous fire code infractions.
Lithium-ion batteries that are improperly stored, tampered with, or uncertified can create an extreme risk to the public and first responders. Please report unsafe conditions to 311.
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Lithium-ion batteries continue to cause fires in New York City.
Where possible, CHARGE and STORE lithium-ion batteries outside.
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