New York housing block explosion leaves teenager dead as authorities link blaze to lithium-ion battery

An explosion at a New York City housing authority building that left a teenager dead and set the building on fire over the weekend was linked to an e-bike’s lithium-ion battery, according to a report. Fire officials said the blaze broke out around 7 p.m. Friday at the New York City Housing Authority Albany Houses apartment complex in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Sources told NY1 that they believe the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery. It was not immediately clear where the e-bike was at the time of the fire. At least 34 fire trucks and first responder vehicles responded to the public housing development, located at 162 Troy Avenue. On their arrival, first responders found smoke and flames coming out of the building. A fire at a New York City housing authority apartment killed a teenager