Fire at Church Street Battery Storage Facility, Warwick, New York, involves unauthorized system
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Provisional entry. Confirmed: a fire occurred at a single battery container at a Warwick, New York facility on 19 December 2025 with no injuries, and officials said the system lacked required compliance certification. Not yet confirmed: whether this facility is distinct from an earlier 2025 Warwick container fire already logged in this register, and the exact ownership structure of the site. Next update: 12 September 2026.
A fire broke out on 19 December 2025 inside a single battery container at the Church Street Battery Storage Facility in the Village of Warwick, New York. Convergent is reported as the site's operator. The blaze triggered an alarm and activated the site's emergency response plan. No injuries were reported and the fire stayed confined to one unit. Hazmat teams conducted continuous air monitoring, detecting hydrogen cyanide at 0.5 parts per million near the site, about half the federal safety limit, while downwind monitors recorded zero readings. Village officials later said the system had been activated and fully charged without notifying the village, and that the operator did not hold a required Certificate of Compliance at the time, meaning the facility should not have been operational. According to reporting cited by the source, this was the third BESS fire in the Warwick area within a two year period; it is not yet clear from available sources whether this occurred at the same site as an earlier 2025 Warwick container fire already in this register.
Officials suggested water infiltration may have caused the fire, echoing two earlier 2023 incidents at sites operated by the same company in the area following heavy rain. Severe weather before the December fire may also have contributed. The facility was reportedly operating without the required Certificate of Compliance and had been activated and charged without notifying village authorities.
- Operators must hold and maintain valid compliance certificates before energising or recharging battery storage systems.
- Local authorities should be notified before activation or recharging of a storage system, particularly following unplanned outages or repairs.
- Enclosures and containers should be assessed for water ingress resistance, especially in areas prone to heavy rainfall.
- Continuous air quality monitoring during a BESS fire, including for hydrogen cyanide, helps protect nearby residents and responders.
- Repeated incidents in the same area warrant closer regulatory scrutiny and independent review of maintenance and design practices.
Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.