FDNY Responds To Montgomery Street Fire In Crown Heights
by CrownHeights.info
Montgomery Street in Crown Heights was shut down temporarily Thursday morning after a fire broke out in the basement of a home between Brooklyn Ave and Kingston Ave.
The minor fire broke out around 9:00am and saw a full response by the FDNY, who responded with multiple fire trucks and ambulances. The firefighters stretched a ladder to the house and quickly doused the flames.
No injuries were reported due to the fire.
Yankel Goldstein
According to the Fire Chief on the site that I spoke to he told me the cause of the fire although not officially yet as FDNY is still making the official determination, it was caused by an exploding e-bike battery stored in the house. Insurance companies will not pay for damage caused by stored bikes inside a home This should be a lesson for all.
Yankel Goldstein
Spoke to the fire chief on the scene and he told me that the likely cause of the fire was a plugged-in electric bike whose battery exploded while charging from the wall. This is at this time not official as it was still under investigation. This is bad news for the homeowner as insurance does not cover electric bike fires as their batteries are considered substandard.
Friend of the tenant
I spoke to the tenant they told me it was a printer they don’t own any bike