Solar Farm fire in Upstate New York Sends Possible Toxic Smoke Billowing into Surrounding Community

Yesterday’s news!! 7/27/23
Another battery energy storage system (BESS) fire, this time connected to a solar farm.

“Solar farm fire in Upstate New York sends possible toxic smoke billowing into surrounding community”

JULY 27, 2023 / 10:52 PM / CBS NEWS
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an advisory Thursday night due to potentially toxic smoke billowing from a battery fire at a solar farm burning near the Canadian border.

CBS affiliate WWNY-TV reports that the fire broke out at about 1 p.m. Eastern time at a solar farm in the Jefferson County town of Lyme, located on Lake Ontario.

In a statement, Hochul said that the "large battery fire" had "caused significant damage and is emitting large amounts of smoke that may pose health risks."

Residents within a mile of the facility were told to shelter in place, WWNY reported. Video footage showed heavy flames and smoke rising hundreds of feet in the air.

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