Officials said a lithium ion battery attached to an e-bike in that same unit is what sparked the fire. The hospital wouldn't provide specifics on individual patients' conditions.įirst responders had no choice but to pull off a rare and risky rope rescue to save two people on the 20th floor. There is a ladder bailout, which may be quicker than a rope system in some cases, there is a way to use a search rope to bailout, there is breaching and so on. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital said it received 34 patients from the fire and had released 28 as of Sunday evening. Two civilians were taken to a hospital in critical condition and two in serious condition, the fire department said.

TURTLE BAY, Manhattan (WABC) - Firefighters are trying to warn people about the dangers of improperly stored or charging lithium batteries after 46 people were injured in a high-rise fire in Manhattan Saturday. A total of 46 civilians, firefighters and police officers were injured in a high-rise fire in Manhattan Saturday, the FDNY said Sunday.

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