One person was killed and three others hurt in Brighton Beach apartment fire early Wednesday at which firefighters found an e-bike, the FDNY said.
The fire broke out about 3:40 a.m. in a second-floor apartment on Brighton 3rd St. near Brightwater Court in Brighton Beach.
Deputy Chief Gregg Hansson told ABC7 New York the blaze started in a rear bedroom.
“There was an e-bike in the bedroom,” he said. “At this time we are investigating whether the bike was involved or it was something else that caused the fire.”
The three injured included two tenants and one firefighter, all of whom are expected to recover, the FDNY said.
Information about the person killed was not immediately available.
Fifteen people were killed in e-bike fires in New York City last year.