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New York City leans on public for help with e-bike crackdown after deadly fires

New York City officials said they would renew efforts to crack down on unsafe e-bike shops following a spate of deadly fires caused by lithium ion batteries

The Independent UK

NYC e-bike shop was cited for violating lithium-ion battery rules before blaze that killed 4

Fire consumes Chinatown e-bike shop, killing four people.

Tribune News Service

HQ E-Bike Repair Shop was cited for violating lithium-ion battery rules before Chinatown blaze killed 4, say FDNY fire marshals

New York City fire inspectors dogged the HQ E-Bike Repair shop since at least 2021 over unsafe handling of lithium-ion batteries before the deadly blaze Tuesday that killed four people in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Fire Department officials said.

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Kildare fuelled by being 'totally written off' says Roscommon boss Davy Burke

Roscommon started the day top of Group 3 but dropped to third after a one-point loss in Tullamore

Irish Mirror

E-bike fire claims another life as NYC begins proactive battery crackdown, officials say

NEW YORK — An e-bike battery fire has claimed another life as city agencies began a proactive push to prevent similar blazes from occurring, FDNY officials said Friday.

Tribune News Service

E-bike battery sparks fire that tears through Brooklyn home; resident critically injured

NEW YORK — A faulty lithium-ion battery sparked a raging fire inside a Brooklyn home early Tuesday that critically injured a woman living inside, FDNY officials said.

Tribune News Service

Buildings are banning e-bikes amid deadly battery fires

E-bikes' benefits are threatened by the growing toll of deaths and injuries from battery fires.

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EXPLAINER: Bikes, batteries and blazes spark concern in NYC

A weekend fire that injured over three dozen people and spurred a dramatic high-rise rope rescue is drawing attention to battery fire risks that can arise in the electric bikes and scooters that have proliferated in New York City

The Independent UK

Woman dangles from 20th floor by rope as she's rescued from New York high-rise on fire

A total of 34 people were rushed to hospital after becoming trapped on the 20th floor of a 37-story building in Manhattan as firefighters were seen using rope to help desperate residents down

Daily Mirror

Woman who dangled from 20th floor in Manhattan fire recalls terrifying ordeal: ‘I would have died without them,’ she says of firefighters

NEW YORK — The woman who was rescued by firefighters as she dangled from a 20-story window during a Manhattan building fire would not have escaped the flames without the heroics of the FDNY, she gratefully told the Daily News on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Firefighters rescue woman dangling from window as blaze traps dozens in Manhattan high-rise

NEW YORK — Firefighters rescued a desperate woman hanging from a window 20 stories above the street as dozens of people were trapped inside a Manhattan high-rise Saturday in a massive blaze that was sparked by an e-bike battery, the New York City Fire Department said.

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New Zealand batters thrive without Williamson and teach England lesson

For more than a decade New Zealand have been laying the ground for better batters and that was clear on the first day at Trent Bridge

The Guardian - UK

Mickey Harte says Louth 'didn't deserve that battering' as Kildare march into Leinster semis

While both counties will be in Division 2 next year, this Tullamore clash underlined the gap in class as the Lilywhites ran out 2-22 to 0-12 winners

Irish Mirror

Dublin GAA: Dubs stare down the relegation trap with fourth straight loss in Kildare

Kildare heaped further misery on Dessie Farrell’s understrength Dubs with an all-action display that further exposed the limitations of this young side.

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Kildare left to rue missed chances as Tyrone ease relegation fears

This defeat means Kildare still have just one point, and it really sets up bottom of the table Dublin’s visit to Newbridge next Sunday

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