Disaster● Elevated43m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 6:25 PM
Brooklyn fire erupted after NYC partner in e-bike battery-swapping program didn’t follow FDNY rules
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NY Post · United States · North America
A Brooklyn company partnering with City Hall in a publicly funded e-bike charging and battery swapping program is under fire for failing to follow FDNY protocol after hundreds of batteries it was storing in a shipping container went up in smoke, The Post has learned.
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