PEEKSKILL – A man mowing his lawn with a battery-powered lawnmower encountered a battery problem on Tuesday that required an extended response from emergency personnel.  A smoking Lithium-ion (Li-io) battery on the mower began to smoke while the mower was in operation and continued after the machine was stopped.

The man called 911 after the battery continued to smoke.  The Peekskill Fire Department arrived and placed the battery in a 5-gallon bucket of water to cool it down and stop the chemical reaction known as “Thermal Runaway” from continuing.

With the volatility of Lithium-ion batteries known to create dangerous situations, Westchester County Chief of Special Operations Doug Stiller responded to the scene to assist, according to county officials.

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