Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh in Midtown on Sunday to push legislation that would regulate Lithium-ion batteries amidst a rash of recent related fires.
According to the Fire Department of New York, these rechargeable power sources have contributed to more than 400 infernos over the last four years, resulting in more than 300 injuries, 12 deaths, and damage to more than 320 structures across the Big Apple.
It is losses like the Perez family’s, Schumer said he’s aiming to prevent with the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. Officials said Sunday that battery fires are most likely to occur if the power supply is cheaply purchased — often imported out of country — or are used with different power cords than the one they are shipped with. The bill pols are pushing would regulate Lithium-ion batteries to ensure that only properly maintained batteries will be on the market, preventing explosions.
, agreed with the state lawmakers. She also promised Sunday that, if the act is passed, the cost of batteries will not significantly rise.
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