Dinowitz announces bills to regulate e-batteries after Tremont supermarket fire

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New York State Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz has joined the effort to regulate lithium-ion batteries in the wake of another fire in the borough. 

A five-alarm blaze in the West Bronx on Sunday morning injured five firefighters, one EMS responder and one civilian, according to reporting by amNewYork. Investigators found the fire originated from a battery inside of an e-scooter.