'Scariest rescue I've ever seen': Two critical and 36 others injured after blaze on 20th floor of NYC high-rise apartment block caused by e-scooter battery - as fire crews perform 'last resort' rope rescue to save woman clinging from building
- About 38 people were hurt, with two suffering life threatening injuries, after a fire broke out on the 20th floor of a Manhattan apartment block
- The fire started due to a lithium-ion battery from a micro-mobility device, refering to an e-scooter or e-bike
- It engulfed the 20th floor of the 37-story apartment buildingon East 52nd Street
- Shocking video from the scene shows the moment fire-fighters conducted one of two 'las resort' rope rescues of civilians hanging out of windows