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A scooter battery is to blame for yet another deadly house fire.

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On Saturday morning in Queens, a fire at a multi-family house claimed the life of an 8-year-old child.

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It was brought about by a problem with an electric scooter's battery.

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Around 7:35 in the morning, a fire was reported to have started on the third story of a residence on 130th Street in College Point.

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Stephanie Villa Torres, 8, was discovered by New York City firemen dazed and unresponsive.

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At New York Presbyterian Hospital-Queens, she was declared deceased. According to authorities, her father and sibling underwent treatment for burns and smoke inhalation.

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The fire was unintentional, according to fire marshals, and it was started by a "lithium-ion battery from an e-mobility gadget."

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A 36-year-old lady and a 5-year-old kid were murdered by a scooter battery fire in East Harlem only last month.