SD60MAC9500 Well FD's need to get ready for these events to happen more often. Water isn't the trick for vehicle Li-Ion battery fires. They'll need to have; chemical, CO2, or powdered fire suppressants.
Well FD's need to get ready for these events to happen more often. Water isn't the trick for vehicle Li-Ion battery fires. They'll need to have; chemical, CO2, or powdered fire suppressants.
I've been following electric car battery fires as the news stories appear. All of the above have been tried and don't work. I'm sure the problem's being worked on but at the moment nothing seems to work, all firefighters can do is keep the fire localized and prevent it from spreading and just wait for it to burn out.
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I've got a brother-in-law who's a real "Car Guy." Not a conservative at all when it comes to new automotive concepts he's got no use for electric cars for a number of reasons and won't touch one with a ten foot pole.
Rivian is having battery fires on the factory floor before the vehicles even get out the door. Brave new world of the electric battery powered car.
FD eventually put car and battery into pit of water. Might be something for us posters to remember.
Watch: Sacramento firefighters fight their first Tesla fire that kept reigniting (msn.com)
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