Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an ...

The legislative package comes after lithium-ion batteries caused 268 fires in New York City last year killing 18 people and injuring 150 more, Hochul said at the bill signing in Manhattan on Thursday.

Last month, four people were killed in a fire at an e-bike store in New York, and officials said lithium-ion batteries sparked the blaze. And per the FAA, as of June 14, there have been 464 ...