Carelessly Handled Batteries Ignite Three Times: Week In Review

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The news kept coming over the past week in the Hudson Valley. In case you missed any of it, here is a brief rundown of some of the most-read articles from the Hudson Valley’s 24 local news sites.

The stories include one with three cautionary tales about lithium ion batteries.

A Cortlandt resident misplaced the charger for their percussive massager, which was powered by an ion battery, so used a different one instead. Fire officials said that caused the battery to receive three times the amount of power recommended, and that caused a thermal runaway in their bedroom.

Somers residents woke up to a thermal runaway after a child-sized battery-powered ATV was left on its charger overnight.

In Port Chester, someone threw an old battery in the trash — probably from a weed wacker, officials said. Not too old to ignite when the garbage truck compactor crushed it.

READ: Wrong Charger In 'Percussive Massager' Led To Thermal Runaway

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• 2-Car Crash Leaves Accident Victims Stranded On An Island In Yorktown
• New Rochelle Library Raids Nyack To Find Its New Director
• Newborn Decides Not To Wait For The Delivery Room (Or The Ambulance)
• $32.4M Roadwork Project Will Transform I-287 In Westchester County
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Confirmed In Horses In 8 NY Counties
• NYS Thruway Authority Files Suit Against Cuomo Bridge Builders
• Grange Fair's Big Celebration Is 100 Years In The Making

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our regional network. The Patch community platform includes communities in the lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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