What's The Carbon Footprint of an e-Bike that Burns Down an Apartment Building?

And also kills two people? 7-year-old and teen die in NYC fire caused by e-bike battery

A 7-year-old and a teenager died Monday in a Queens house fire that forced people to leap out of windows for their lives — and was sparked by the battery on an e-bike, officials said.

The inferno broke out just after 2 p.m. inside the vestibule on the first floor of the two-story building at 25-71 46th St. in Astoria and quickly spread up the stairs, where a father and his five children were, fire officials said.

But hey, it is all to save something, right. So justifiable. Or something.

The fire marks the 59th city blaze caused by lithium-ion batteries so far this year, with five deaths linked to the power sources since the start of January, according to fire officials. In all of last year, six people died in similar fires.

There is more, including photos. And another statement from FDNY on the subject of lithium-ion batteries.