Solar farm lithium-ion battery fire took four days to extinguish

A lithium-ion battery fire in a solar farm by Lake Ontario in New York state took four days to extinguish. The fire sparked air quality alerts as large amounts of potentially toxic smoke was affecting the community. 

According to FireRescue1.com, fire crews officially halted water operations at the site of the solar farm fire at 11 a.m. Sunday July 30th. Officials said water operations were stopped as the battery storage fire was contained. They continue to check the area to ensure the air quality remains normal.

The fire started on Thursday July 27, and according to CBS News,  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an advisory Thursday night due to potentially toxic smoke coming from a battery fire at a solar farm burning near the Canadian border.

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