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Lithium Batteries Cause of Fatal Fire
July 08, 2025 | NEW YORK
DAVID BURNS, Senior Correspondent

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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
NYC – (Queens) FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker and Chief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn and Deputy Chief Brian Ott of Division 14 briefs the media at the scene of a fatal 2-alarm fire at 43-69 Kissena Boulevard. Once again Lithium Batteries were responsible for a fast-moving fire that tragically claimed the life of a patron after she was trapped in the restaurant