REMARKS
Council Speaker addresses recent fire-related tragedies and safety measures
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Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams addresses recent fire-related tragedies in New York City and discusses ongoing efforts to improve fire safety. She acknowledges two fatal fires and expresses condolences to the victims' families.
- A fatal fire in Councilmember Brewer's district resulted in one death and three injured firefighters
- Another fire in Councilmember Vernikov's district, caused by a lithium-ion battery, killed a 69-year-old grandfather and injured three others
- Adams highlights the progress made on fire safety, including laws to curb threats from dangerous lithium-ion batteries, but emphasizes that more work needs to be done
Adrienne E. Adams
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Last week, there was a fatal fire in council member Brewer's district.
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A seventy two year old man lost his life while 3 firefighters were injured.
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2 days later, lithium ion battery, a lithium ion battery sparked a deadly fire in council member of Vertikov's district taking the life of a sixty nine year old grandfather and injuring 3 others.
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My heart goes out to the families and friends of these victims.
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While we have made much progress on fire safety by passing laws to curb threats from dangerous lithium ion batteries, We know there's continued work to be done.
