{"id":1985338,"date":"2023-07-28T17:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battery-fire-at-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-in-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-or-7-days-to-extinguish\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:18:53","slug":"battery-fire-at-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-in-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-or-7-days-to-extinguish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battery-fire-at-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-in-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-or-7-days-to-extinguish\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Solar Farm experiences battery fire, prompts shelter-in-place order; Fire Chief estimates 5-7 days to extinguish."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbattery-fire-at-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-in-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-or-7-days-to-extinguish%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Fire at a New York Solar Farm Sparks Shelter-in-Place Order<\/h2>\n<p>A fire caused by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outdated-solar-panels-wind-turbines-electric-car-batteries-will-clog-landfills-with-hazardous-waste-according-to-new-report\/\" title=\"Outdated Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Electric Car Batteries Will Clog Landfills With Hazardous Waste According To New Report\">lithium-ion batteries<\/a> at\u200b a northern New York state solar farm triggered a shelter-in-place order on\u200b Thursday. Although the order has since\u200d been lifted, \u2062one fire official said the solar farm\u2064 fire will\u2064 burn for days.<\/p>\n<p>Trooper Jack \u200dL. Keller of the New York State Police said four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battery-fire-at-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-in-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-or-7-days-to-extinguish\/\" title=\"NY Solar Farm experiences battery fire, prompts shelter-in-place order; Fire Chief estimates 5-7 days to extinguish.\">lithium-ion battery storage trailers caught\u200b fire<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nny360.com\/news\/jeffersoncounty\/shelter-in-place-lifted-battery-fire-being-monitored-at-chaumont-solar-farm\/article_ac929ef3-c536-56d0-a972-7421d3aba8fe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watertown Daily Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-energy-sec-runs-ev-charger-shortage-tour-touting-green-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar\u200b farm<\/a> is located \u200cjust outside of the\u200d village \u2064of Chaumont\u2062 in\u2063 the Jefferson County town of Lyme.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NY Solar Farm Fire Sends Potentially Harmful \u2062Smoke into Air<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WqgrGtfSMp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/WqgrGtfSMp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fire Engineering (@fireengineering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fireengineering\/status\/1684947221077188608?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chaumont Fire \u2064Chief William Lipczynski\u2062 said firefighters would &#8220;contain\u2062 the fire from spreading to anywhere else rather \u2064than putting the fire out because the type\u200b of \u2063fire that it is, batteries, you \u200bcan&#8217;t really put the batteries out,&#8221;\u200d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwnytv.com\/2023\/07\/28\/shelter-in-place-order-lifted-fire-crews-remain-solar-farm-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWNY-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The batteries\u200b themselves will burn out. It will probably \u200dtake five \u200cor seven days. It will be \u200dat a safe level where we\u200d don&#8217;t \u200dhave to \u200cworry about a \u2062big fire again or a big event,&#8221; he \u200csaid.<\/p>\n<h3>Should we\u200c pump the brakes on &#8220;green&#8221; energy?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Completing this poll\u2062 entitles \u2063you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may\u2062 opt \u2062out at anytime. \u200dYou also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy \u200bPolicy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The fire broke out \u200dat about\u2062 1 \u200dp.m. on Thursday at a solar farm\u2062 owned by Convergent Energy.<\/p>\n<p>For several hours, residents within one mile of the solar farm were told to shelter in place.<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2062 Plummer, director of Jefferson County Fire and Emergency Management, said the\u2064 order was lifted because, although\u2062 batteries are still burning, readings \u2062have shown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/highway-closed-3-alarm-blaze-erupts-lithium-battery-plant-fire-officials-can-watch-burn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no toxic fumes<\/a> \u2063 spreading into the air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fire crews\u200c battling a battery fire \u2062at a\u200b solar \u2064farm in \u200cJefferson \u200dCounty tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> says the\u200b fire has caused significant damage and is emitting large amounts of smoke that\u2063 may pose health\u200b risks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I urge\u2062 all members of the local community to\u2062 follow public health\u2026\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3e04ei0Zf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/K3e04ei0Zf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bCasey Bortnick\u200d (@CaseyJBortnick)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyJBortnick\/status\/1684734468962037761?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/news\/authorities-investigating-whether-solar-farm-fire-in-upstate-new-york-is-releasing-toxic-smoke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Messenger<\/a>, the cause of \u200cthe fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul \u2063said \u2064state resources were \u2063sent to assist, according to WWNY.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A large battery fire in Jefferson\u2064 County\u2062 has caused significant damage and is emitting large amounts of smoke that may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-to-spend-10-billion-on-emergency-pandemic-funds-while-admitting-immigrants-who-pose-health-risks\/\" title=\"Democrats to Spend\u00a0 Billion on 'Emergency' Pandemic Funds While Admitting Immigrants Who Pose Health Risks\">pose health risks<\/a>. I\u200b have directed all necessary \u200bState agencies to provide assistance to local and county officials \u2063and have deployed State personnel\u200d from the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of Fire Prevention and\u2063 Control to the site,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I urge all members of the local community \u2062to follow public health \u200cguidance to \u2063protect themselves and\u2062 their families and\u200d avoid exposure to smoke or other toxins. \u2062We will continue monitoring developments out\u200d of Jefferson County and are \u2062committed to helping\u200d this community address the\u2063 ongoing \u200bsituation,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aerial photo<\/p>\n<p>First of \u200ba kind that our emergency \u2064services are aware. The battery system of a solar\u200d farm is on fire.\u200d It could\u2063 go\u2064 for days\u200d until \u200bit burns itself\u200d out. Special equipment from Syracuse \u200band Oswego coming in \u2064to measure air quality and they are asking people within a mile\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3VpxZpNsIb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/3VpxZpNsIb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Assemblyman \u200bScott Gray (@AndrewgrayS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewgrayS\/status\/1684706584667037697?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As lithium-ion batteries have\u2062 become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deadly-crisis-electric-bikes-wreak-havoc-nyc-city-faces-fires-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more popular<\/a>, the dangers from\u200d them have grown, according to New York City Fire Commissioner Laura \u2064Kavanagh, who testified on Thursday before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington \u200cabout the batteries, \u200baccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/fdny-commissioner-laura-kavanagh-washington-dc-lithium-ion-batteries\/13557645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The number of fire incidents has rapidly increased. Other cities across the country have begun seeing these\u200b issues as well, and municipalities that are not yet experiencing this phenomenon may be facing similar \u200dincidents in \u200dthe future,&#8221; Kavanagh said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2063 have reached a point of \u2064crisis\u2064 in New York City, with \u2063ion \u2062batteries now a top cause of fatal \u200bfires in New York,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/2023\/07\/21\/tampa-bay-lithium-ion-battery-leak-fire-explosion-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa Bay \u200bTimes<\/a> noted \u2064that David Dittman, Tampa Fire \u2063Rescue training \u2063chief, said that when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-4-dead-blaze-erupts-e-bike-store-packed-lithium-batteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">batteries catch fire<\/a> it\u2062 can be &#8220;very difficult \u200cto control or \u2062extinguish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/battery-fire-ny-solar-farm-triggers-shelter-place-order-fire-chief-says-5-7-days-extinguish\/\">Battery Fire\u2063 at NY \u200cSolar Farm \u200cTriggers Shelter-in-Place Order: Fire Chief Says \u2062&#8217;5 or 7 Days&#8217; to Extinguish<\/a> appeared \u200dfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fire at a solar farm in northern New York. A shelter-in-place order was issued but later lifted. The fire is expected to continue burning for several days, according to a fire official. Four lithium-ion battery storage trailers were involved in the incident, as confirmed by Trooper Jack L. 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