BESS Fires and other BESS related incidents in the News
Toxins found in air-quality tests at lithium-ion battery fire site in Warwick considered within ‘normal’ range
County, town and village officials said toxins were detected during the three-day blaze at Convergent Power and Energy's site on County Route 1 but wouldn't reveal what those toxins
Tesla battery catches fire in Illinois, shutting down highway for nearly 3 hours
Editor's Note: The key takeaways from this article are: The fire department needed more assistance from two other fire departments and an additional tanker truck, plus the Madison County
East Hampton Battery Storage Fire & Toxic Water
On May 23, 2023 the BESS facility at Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton caught on fire. According to Bill Orlove, a NextEra spokesman they planned to have the damaged