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FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has been lamenting the loss of life and
serious injuries to New Yorkers at the scenes of some of the city's worst
fires caused by lithium-ion batteries.

Watch the conversation here or in the player below.

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh calls on private industries to do more
for lithium-ion battery safety
newyork
BY CBS NEW YORK TEAM

UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 17, 2023 / 7:37 PM EST / CBS NEW YORK

NEW YORK -- FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is calling on private
industries to do a lot more when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.

That includes online retailers who sell dangerous batteries.

Related story: FDNY joins nationwide campaign addressing lithium-ion
batteries following latest deadly fire
Hundreds of fires in New York City have been linked to lithium-ion
batteries, including one over the weekend that killed three family
members.

"These are people dying in fires. There's something they could do today
that might save someone tomorrow, and that might be taking the device
down, it might be sending a notice to someone who bought one of these
before they were regulated, or it might be putting money into a PSA,"
Kavanagh said.

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