Injuries from battery-related fires in NYC has risen more than 1,000% in five years
Total number of deaths and injuries caused by fires involving lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters in the past five years, according to FDNY data.
A bar chart showing the number of injuries and deaths for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The number of deaths in those years (respectively) is zero, zero, four, six and 18. The number of injuries in those years (respectively) is 13, 23, 79, 147 and 150.
