The cause of the 2-alarm fire, 585 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn that destroyed the Jie Yun S Electric Bicycle Shop and the Le Foutah African braiding shop was accidental. Was caused by lithium battery ignition at charging station. Smoke alarm not present.

Photo courtesy of the FDNY/Twitter

July 8, 2018
 
Per #FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of 7/6 2-alarm fire, 585 Nostrand Ave. #Brooklyn was accidental, lithium battery ignition at charging station. Smoke alarm not present.

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Fire Erupts In Crown Heights Bike Shop, FDNY Says
Firefighers rushed to extinguish a second-alarm fire at a Nostrand Avenue bike shop Friday afternoon.
By Kathleen Culliton, Patch Staff 

July 6, 2018 4:40 pm ET

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — 

More than 100 firefighters fought to extinguish a massive fire in a Nostrand Avenue bike shop Friday afternoon, according to the FDNY.

A second-alarm fire erupted in Jie Yun S Electric Bicycle Shop at 585 Nostrand Ave. at about 3:30 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said.


"There y'all go," one man cries as three firefighters douse the blaze with water. "Team work."

Twenty-five units and 106 firefighters were sent to put out the blaze in the two-story building, which also houses an African braiding salon, said the FDNY.

FDNY tweeted photos of the burnt building at 4:40 p.m. and noted no injuries had yet to be reported.