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Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
Ebike Fire Sparks Barn Blaze In Penn Township: Fire Officials (Photos) Fire crews were dispatched to a barn fire in Penn Township early Friday morning, Jan. 10, after an Ebike ignited outside the structure, the Penryn Fire Company announced. The fire broke out on Fairview Road at 4:25 a.m., according to the fire company. A caller reported that an Ebike parked against a barn had caught fire, officials said. The property owner used an extinguisher to knock down the flames before crews arrived. The assignment was held to Penryn Fire Company units, and no injuries were reported. “This serves as a reminder that Ebikes and other lithium battery devices are pron…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP
Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP UPDATE: A ruptured lithium battery made a Tesla fire difficult to douse following a crash that killed a Bergen County driver on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, responders said. Jyungwoo Hahn, 46, of Cresskill was approaching Exit 10 on the parkway's northbound side in Nanuet when his white 2020 Model S left the roadway and struck a tree on the center median during a snowstorm around 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, New York State Police said. "The Tesla’s sole source of power is the 375-volt lithium-ion battery, which spans the entire length and width of the floor of the car," Nanuet firefight…

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by Jerry DeMarco