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Smouldering Tub Of Lithium Batteries Fills Hudson Valley Home With Toxic Smoke Smouldering Tub Of Lithium Batteries Fills Hudson Valley Home With Toxic Smoke
Smouldering Tub Of Lithium Batteries Fills Hudson Valley Home With Toxic Smoke Toxic smoke had to be vented out of a Hudson Valley home after a tub of lithium batteries caught on fire, fire officials said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, when a homeowner in Garrison reported black smoke coming from their garage, according to the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company.  Arriving fire crews found that a metal tub of lithium batteries in the home's garage had caught on fire. Firefighters then removed the tub from the home and extinguished the blaze before venting toxic smoke out of the garage.  The Putnam County HAZMAT team la…