A fire that killed an 8-year-old girl in Queens was caused by a lithium-ion battery, the FDNY says.
An 8-year-old girl died and two other people suffered smoke inhalation after a fire damaged a home in Queens Saturday. Johny Fernandez has the story.on Saturday was caused by a lithium ion battery, FDNY says.
"It was just a lot of smoke, and it started from the front, and then as the fire progressed to the back. I went into my backyard and saw a bunch of smoke coming out of the backyard," said Nicolas Felice. "I was so nervous, the first thing that came to my mind was to wake up my kids and bring them out," said Robert Sabalvaro.Fire Marshals say the cause of the fire was accidental and caused from a lithium ion battery from an e-mobility device.
"I tried to get everyone out, try to evacuate for fire could do what they needed to do," said Felice.
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