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Officials: New York Fire Caused by Lithium Battery Injures 38
NEW YORK—More than three dozen people were injured, two critically, in a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan caused by a faulty battery, fire officials said. The blaze broke out Saturday morning in the 37-story building known as the Rivercourt on East 52nd Street, near the East River. Videos posted online showed people hanging […]
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JetBlue flight makes emergency landing due to laptop battery fire
JetBlue flight 915 from New York to San Francisco made an unscheduled stop for a flaming laptop. The plane landed at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after smoke was seen coming from a carry-on bag. The fire was extinguished before the plane landed. The flight resumed after a 40-minute delay.