The problem is not hard to solve — but it’s impossible to solve any problem when City Hall has become a hand wringing talking shop.

The era of more regulation may be upon us - if New York enacts more rules, it’s likely that other cities will follow and insurers may even begin to exclude liabilities from Lithium battery fires.

What can the industry do now to regulate itself? Is there some reasonable amount of safety regulation that can save lives without dramatically increasing costs?