An explosion and fire at a Crown Heights NYCHA complex Friday night left one man dead, according to police and fire officials — and a lithium-ion battery was reportedly connected to the blaze.

The 7 p.m. blast rocked the 12th floor of Albany Houses near Prospect Place, drawing more than 120 fire and EMS personnel to the scene.

Firefighters extinguished the flames by 8 p.m.

The fire is connected to a lithium-ion battery, according to NY1.

An 18-year-old man was taken to One Brooklyn Health-Interfaith Medical Center with serious, life-threatening injuries, where he was later pronounced dead by hospital staff, according to police.

A neighbor who…

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