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New York City shop fire caught on camera after e-bike battery explodes

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The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) over the weekend after an upstairs tenant investigated popping sounds and the smell of smoke from downstairs.

When they arrived, fire crews said the shop was "consumed by a wall of flames." Security camera footage shows the lithium-ion battery sparking and igniting at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday.

The store was closed at the time, but local media reported that one firefighter was injured as crews extinguished the blaze.

, more than 130 e-bike and e-scooter-related fires occurred in 2022.

Those fires have led to five deaths and dozens of injuries.

The U.S. National Fire Protection Association says e-bikes and e-scooters are more popular than ever and says people .

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