A fire broke out in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of the Bronx region of New York, USA, as a result of the explosion of the battery of the electric bicycle in the warehouse of a supermarket yesterday. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) reported that 7 people, including 5 firefighters, were injured in the fire. The fire was taken under control by 200 firefighters but the building became unusable.
Devices such as non-genuine batteries, chargers and electric bicycles pose a risk of explosion, FDNY.