Battery storage fire burns for a second day at Warwick energy storage facility, New York
June 2023Published 15 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- County Route 1 in Warwick, New York
- Operator
- Convergent Energy and Power
- Manufacturer
- Powin
- What
- Lithium-ion battery fire burning for second day
- Response
- Hazmat crews, police and fire department on scene
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Convergent Energy and Power, Orange and Rockland, Powin
What happened
A fire broke out at a battery energy storage facility operated by Convergent Energy and Power on County Route 1 in Warwick, New York, reported to have started during a storm on the Monday night. The lithium-ion batteries, manufactured by Powin, were housed in several storage containers on school grounds rented from the local school district, and stored energy for Orange and Rockland Utilities. The fire was still burning on the Wednesday, a second day, with hazmat crews, police and the fire department on scene, and was expected to continue burning into the night or longer.
Authorities said allowing the fire to burn itself out was the safest response. Officials described the fire as one of two back-to-back incidents at Convergent sites, the other nearby in the Village of Warwick on Church Street, but did not say what the second incident involved. Convergent said suppression units within the affected battery containers at both sites had activated and that it was monitoring the sites with the fire department and Powin.
County officials advised residents within a quarter-mile radius to stay indoors and keep windows closed as a precaution while air quality was monitored, and said measurements remained within normal parameters.
Contributing factors
A storm passed through the area on the night the fire started. A source told the news outlet that both incidents may have been caused by lightning or a power surge, but this was not confirmed by authorities.
Lessons learned
- A lithium-ion battery fire in storage containers may be left to burn out when active suppression risks escalation, so operators should plan for remote monitoring and isolation.
- Battery containers on school grounds require strict public exclusion zones and air quality checks during multi-day fires.
- Sites exposed to storms need checks on surge protection and internal suppression units before events.
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Not yet known
- Exact cause of the fire
- Battery container model and age
- Length of site downtime
- Cost of damage and response
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Source
Other entries that name Warwick
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- Single container fire at West Warwick 3 Battery Storage Site in Warwick, New York
- Third battery fire at Warwick storage site raises safety questions
- Battery Storage Fire and Fume Release at Two Warwick, New York Sites
- Manufacturing defect in Powin battery units blamed for Warwick storage fires
Published 2026-09-15. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
