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.
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.
