APS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters
S4 · ~Apr 2019 · Fluence · Surprise, AZ, USA
Record
| Company | Fluence |
| Industry | Energy storage |
| Type(s) | fire |
| Date | ~Apr 2019 (month precision) |
| Time of day | ~20:00 |
| Location | Surprise, AZ, USA · APS McMicken battery storage facility |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | 1 site, 4 firefighters injured |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Fluence assembled and provided technology for the McMicken 2MW/2MWh BESS in Surprise, AZ (batteries supplied by LG Chem); thermal runaway and subsequent gas ignition when firefighters opened the container severely injured four firefighters.
Primary source
Publisher: Energy-Storage.News · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Apr 2019 | APS McMicken (Surprise, AZ) battery explosion injures four firefighters | Energy-Storage.News | Energy-Storage.News |
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