By SÍLE MOLONEY
THERE WERE NO injuries reported after an e-bike battery was sparking outside 3044 Valentine Avenue on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
Photo by Síle Moloney
There were no injuries reported after the FDNY were called to an incident in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Sunday, April 5 (Easter Sunday), FDNY officials said.
A department spokesperson said the FDNY received a call at 4.24 p.m. for a report of an e-bike battery that was sparking at 3044 Valentine Avenue, located between East 204th Street and East 203rd Street.
The spokesperson said the battery was removed to another street and submerged in water, no injuries were reported and the incident was closed at 4.53 p.m.
Similarly, there were no injuries reported after an e-bike fire in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Thursday, April 2.
Following the gas explosion and 4-alarm fire at NYCHA’s Boston Secor Houses in the Eastchester section of The Bronx on Jan. 24, a female resident who lived on the 16th floor, where the explosion took place, has launched a gofundme page to request help rebuilding her life. Those wishing to donate can access the page here.
As reported, a car ignited in a Norwood parking lot on Saturday, March 28, but resulted in no injuries. It was not the first such fire in a parking lot. Two days prior, 14 firefighters incurred minor injuries with Engine 79’s firehouse caught fire and causing it to be shuttered for now.
Meanwhile, one person died and nine people were injured following a fire in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Thursday, March 26.
There were no injuries reported following a separate residential fire in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx that also broke out in the early hours of Thursday, March 26, FDNY officials said.
Also, as reported, thirteen people were reported injured following an afternoon residential fire in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx on Tuesday, March 17, [St. Patrick’s Day] in a six-building complex which houses around seven daycare centers.
That incident followed another large fire, as reported, where several small businesses were damaged on East Gun Hill Road in the Laconia section of the East Bronx on March 6. The latest fires prompted Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the FDNY to launch a further series of fire education and safety workshops across the borough last month.
As reported, two injuries were reported following a recent residential fire in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Decatur Avenue on March 13.
Click here to read FDNY’s fire safety tips. “During a fire, always close the door behind you!” fire officials say. “It helps contain smoke and flames, giving you precious time to escape.”