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In 2019, when the FDNY first started tracking these fires, only 13 blazes were attributed to the batteries. By 2020, the number had more than tripled to 44, according to FDNY officials.

The FDNY believes their awareness campaign is one reason the number of New Yorkers killed by lithium-ion battery fires is down to five this year, compared to 14 by this time in 2023.

The FDNY battled a smaller brush fire in Queens Wednesday night officials said. Over the past two weeks, the ongoing dry weather has sparked a record 215 brush fires, FDNY officials said.