The Long Island Rail Road suspended service in both directions on four branches on Friday, March 16, 2018, due to a large fire at a recycling plant near LIRR tracks in Jamaica, Queens. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
An improperly disposed lithium battery was to blame for the five-alarm fire in Jamaica, Queens, that brought four branches of the Long Island Rail Road to a halt Friday afternoon.
New York City Fire Department marshals identified the battery as the source of the outdoor blaze at the recycling plant at 187-40 Jamaica Ave., which began before 1 p.m. Friday and was stoked by strong winds into Saturday, firefighter Chris Berke said Saturday.
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