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Elizabeth Keogh

18 children injured, 1 seriously, in Queens house fire sparked by lithium-ion battery

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured in a Queens house fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery on Wednesday, officials said.

The blaze broke out in the basement of the two-story house on in Kew Gardens Hills around 2:05 p.m., according to the FDNY.

“Companies arrived and found heavy fire in the basement,” said FDNY Chief of Operations John Esposito.

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