The owner of an e-bike shop in Brooklyn was arrested and charged on Friday with reckless endangerment, officials said.

According to the FDNY, Tian Lian Liu, the owner of an E-Bike Shop on Flatbush Avenue, failed to comply with inspections for the e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries he sells.

“Why did the fire department not give me the time,” Liu said. “I know it’s my fault, but maybe I don’t understand.”

Using a translation application, he wrote in Mandarin, in part, “They called the police to take me to the police station. The police station also gave me a piece of paper and told me to go to court on May 2. The firefighters didn’t give me time to resolve it. They came on April 2 and came again a week later. I don’t know if the fire department is targeting me.”

“This inspection was a follow-up to three previous visits to this site,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.

At a news briefing on Monday, Kavanagh explained why they made the arrest.

“They were selling e-bikes without UL certification, storing loose battery cells, storage of loose propane cylinders and other fire code violations,” Kavanagh said.

Liu is the first arrest under Local Law 39, which was passed by City Council last September.

The law prohibits the sale, lease, rental or distribution of e-bikes and e-scooters unless the electrical systems and batteries have been certified.

“Upon arrival on Friday, our inspectors found about 15 lithium-ion batteries and multiple e-bikes without certification for sale throughout their entire store,” Kavanagh said.

E-bikes and lithium-ion battery fires have proven to be dangers and deadly.

Last year, there were 268 fires, 150 injuries and 18 deaths, according to data. So far this year, there have been 61 fires, 30 injuries and one death.

Kavanagh said the FDNY has done educational outreach, and they want businesses to come into compliance to save lives.

“For most stores who are trying to operate legally and safely, they have come into compliance, but there are a few stores that have not. And if we continue to see that sort of reckless behavior that does kill New Yorkers, we will take similar action,” Kavanagh said.

According to the FDNY, there were 10 lithium-ion battery related fires in the last week. Five of them happened over the weekend.

The FDNY reminds owners to store and charge these batteries outside.