Fire blamed on scooter battery kills 8-year-old girl in NYC

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Published September 19, 2022 9:27 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say an electric scooter battery sparked a fire that killed an 8-year-old girl in New York City. The death of Stephanie Villa Torres on Saturday was at least the third time in a little over a year that a fatal fire in the city has been linked to a scooter battery. Saturday’s fire was reported in the morning at a home in Queens. Stephanie was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a hospital. The girl’s father and 18-year-old brother were treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

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