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5-alarm NYC blaze injures a dozen firefighters and medics, 1 critically

Lithium-ion batteries were found at a five-alarm Bronx fire that injured 14 people, including a critically hurt firefighter

By Rocco Parascandola
New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Lithium-ion batteries were found at the scene of a five-alarm Bronx house fire that injured two residents, including a child, and a dozen firefighters and medics, the FDNY said Monday.

One of the firefighters was critically hurt battling the blaze that broke out about 7:20 p.m. Sunday in a multi-family home on Devoe Terrace near W. 190th St. The inferno quickly engulfed the residence before spreading to two other houses.

Neighbors told ABC7 New York that everyone got out of the homes alive, thanks to other neighbors pulling them to safety, including at least two people who needed help because they rely on scooters and walkers to get around.

“They were helping some old lady, she had an oxygen tank and a walker, they was helping them out,” Jay Lopez told the station. “They have a lot of old scooters on the porch. So maybe one of the batteries? We don’t know.”

The FDNY confirmed lithium-ion batteries were found at the scene but the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Red Cross personnel were sent to the scene to help residents displaced by the fire.

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