Fire linked to lithium-ion battery leaves 2 Bronx boys dead, multiple people critical

I just received updated information. This is some breaking news here. This is an awful story. It happened on Wednesday. I don't know if you remember us reporting on this, but on Wednesday, there was an awful fire that happened on the 11th floor of a NYCHA apartment building in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. There was a family, a mother and father, and I believe it was three or four children. And what they were doing is they were charging their e-bike. And where they had the e-bike positioned was at the entryway to the kitchen area And so what happened, they were charging it. The lithium ion battery, so much this happened about one o'clock in the morning, exploded. for joining As has been the case in so many situations like this. Exploded, there was a massive fire, us and we'll the family was trapped, and they could not get out. Well, an 11-year-old boy died in that fire that day, on Wednesday. see you We just received an update from the FDNY. next time. Now his 16-year-old brother, who was in the hospital, has passed away, sadly. 16-year-old brother, so now two deaths from this tragedy. Three people remain in the hospital in critical condition, the mother, the father, and another teenager. But again, the lithium ion battery, they were charging their e-bike in their apartment and it exploded. And the FDNY just updating us moments ago that the 11-year-old who died on Wednesday, his 16-year-old brother. has passed away from his severe and critical injuries. And we will continue to follow this story for you. And of course, our prayers are with the parents and the other teen who remain in the hospital today.