FDNY: 2 dead after Washington Heights apartment fire caused by lithium-ion battery

NEW YORK -- The FDNY said Tuesday that two people have died after a fast-moving fire at a Washington Heights apartment building.

The flames broke out Sunday afternoon on the fourth floor of an apartment building on West 190th Street.

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Four people were found unconscious and rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.

Two did not survive.

Investigators say the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery.

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