Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:28 PM Girl, 5, her father's girlfriend and three dogs are killed in East Harlem fire trends now A young girl, an adult woman, and three dogs have been killed in an apartment fire in East Harlem that officials say was sparked by the exploding battery of an electric bike. Ericka Williams, five, and Chanise Anderson, 36, were identified as the deceased victims by the Daily News after the fire broke out early on Wednesday in a sixth-floor apartment in the Jackie Robinson Houses on East 129th Street. The young girl's father Eric Williams, 46, was hospitalized with severe burns, after witnesses said he fled from the apartment, but was unable to re-enter to assist his loved ones when the fire melted the door's locking mechanism. The fire was contained to the victim's apartment, and investigators believe that an e-bike parked near the door was the source of the blaze. Ericka Williams, five, (above) and Chanise Anderson, 36, were identified as the deceased victims after a fire broke out early on Wednesday in Battery-powered E-bikes, which are popular with New York's massive fleet of delivery drivers, are a growing source of deadly fires, the FDNY has warned in recent weeks. The deadly blaze in East Harlem was reported at around 2.35am on Wednesday. Emergency units rushed the young girl and her father to NYC Health & Hospitals/Harlem, where the child was pronounced dead and the dad remains in critical condition. Officials said that Anderson, the father's girlfriend, was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Ericka's mother arrived at the scene several hours after the fire, and was visibly emotional as she struggled to contain her grief, according to the Daily News. 'I still can't believe it!' the grieving mother said. 'I can't move! My baby is gone!' The deadly blaze in East Harlem was reported at around 2.35am on Wednesday Young Ericka Williams is seen in a baby picture. The girl was killed at age five in a fire early on Wednesday Erick Williams also has a son, Erick Jr, who told the paper that his father is 'a good guy.' He said that Anderson did not live in the apartment, but was spending the night there when she perished. So far this year in New York, five have died and 66 have been injured in fires sparked by lithium ion batteries like the ones that power e-bikes, according to the FDNY. The grave statistics led the the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) to issue a stark warning to e-bike owners that urges them to stop using an overheating battery immediately and follow the manufacture's instructions for charging and storing. Experts are blaming the fires on cheap e-bikes, the volume of delivery drivers using them and overuse of a battery that is damaged. New York City has seen more than 100 fires started by e-bikes this year. This is due to damaged or faulty batteries. This incident was captured earlier this month Mike Mike Fritz, co-founder of Human Powered Solutions, a bicycle consulting firm, told DailyMail.com that New York City has become the epicenter of e-bike fires and it is due to a massive influx of delivery personnel using the battery-powered cycles to zip from one drop off to the next. There are at least 65,000 delivery bikers in the city. Because many are of low-income status, they are unable to afford a new $900 battery, or purchase them from third-party sites that are pushing out defective cells and battery management systems that are vital to regulating the function of the battery pack and temperature. ‘A cheap pack is a prominent incident and is the cause of most of the fires,’ Fritz told DailyMail.com last week. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility