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Chemical burns don’t play by the same rules as fire, and water sometimes makes things worse. Lithium is an alkaline metal so, if I had the presence of mind to t
by pdpi 5y ago
Chemical burns don’t play by the same rules as fire, and water sometimes makes things worse. Lithium is an alkaline metal so, if I had the presence of mind to think about that, I’d wonder whether lithium batteries are one of the “keep away from water” sort of things.
- semi-extrinsic 5y agoLithium-ion batteries don't contain metallic lithium, so water is perfectly fine. The current state-of-the-art method for extinguishing burning electric vehicles is that firefighters use a special rig to lift the whole car into an open top container (like you use for waste on construction sites) and then fill that with water and let it sit for a few days.