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NYPD: Teen Killed in Fire at Brooklyn NYCHA Complex

Officials said at least 34 fire trucks and first responders rushed to the scene as investigators examine whether an e-bike battery sparked the blaze.

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Police sources told NY1 that the fire was likely started by an e-bike's lithium-ion battery.

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Explosion at Bk. NYCHA complex leaves one dead — reportedly linked to lithium-ion battery

Exlosion Brooklyn NYCHA complex kills 18 year old kid Crown Heights neighbors say they were just talking with parents about

·New York, United States
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Teen killed in Brooklyn fire sparked by lithium-ion battery: FDNY

Witnesses said an explosion erupted inside a 12th-floor apartment at NYCHA’s Albany Houses on Troy Ave. near Bergen St. in Crown Heights about 7 p.m. on Friday, officials said.

·Jersey City, United States
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Brooklyn NYCHA fire kills 18-year-old man at Albany Houses, officials say

An FDNY truck at the scene of Friday’s deadly fire at a NYCHA building in Crown Heights.

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NYPD: Teen killed in fire at Brooklyn NYCHA complex

Police sources told NY1 that the fire was likely started by an e-bike's lithium-ion battery.

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Lithium-ion battery may have started deadly Crown Heights apartment fire: FDNY

FDNY officials told Eyewitness News they believe the fire was started by a lithium-ion battery.

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Crown Heights High-Rise Fire Kills One, FDNY Points to Lithium Battery

FDNY suspects a lithium-ion battery started a fatal 12th-floor fire at NYCHA's Albany Houses in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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abc 7 NY broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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