New Delhi. According to the big news coming from America, 38 people were injured in a fire in a building in Manhattan here on Saturday morning. The condition of 2 of these people is currently being said to be very critical, 5 people are still seriously injured. On the matter, the police said that this major fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery connected to a device.
To understand the gravity of the incident, it is clearly seen in the video shared on social media that people are hanging on the windows of the apartments and firefighters are trying to pull them down from the smoke-filled building with the help of ropes. .
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Nearly 40 people were injured in a high-rise apartment fire in Midtown #Manhattan , officials said. Videos shared by residents of the building show smoke billowing from the windows. pic.twitter.com/rnS7sNuyMD— VineetSharma (@vineetsharma94) November 6, 2022
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On the matter, fire officials informed that some people living on the upper floors of the building have been brought out through the terrace. At the same time, New York Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh said that the fire started from a lithium battery used in an unknown device on the 20th floor. According to officials, 38 people have been injured in the incident, out of which two are in critical condition and 5 are seriously injured.