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in the hallway and quickly spread to the second floor. On that second floor were six people, a father, and five children.
"It's just a quickly expanding fire and it's because of these devices of such force and speed it's hard to get ahead of," FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said. "I live four houses down. I heard someone screaming in my house my house, help, help. I ran outside to my neighbors already outside. They said there's there's two kids and a man in the back. We got to get them out. So we we call them as they jumped out the house," one neighbor said.
"The horrific fire that resulted in the death of two young people Monday afternoon is a stark reminder of the importance of an issue the FDNY has been talking about for some time: Education and awareness around lithium-ion batteries. We know people have e-bikes and similar micro-mobility devices, and we are imploring users to follow all manufacturer safety guidelines and recommendations.
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