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I think the intent is for this to be outrage inducing? That's actually an astonishingly small amount for an industrial fire.
by anm89 4y ago
I think the intent is for this to be outrage inducing? That's actually an astonishingly small amount for an industrial fire.
- eesmith 4y agoShouldn't the comparison be to an ICE car fire? An industrial fire would include factories and other large buildings. "Normally a car fire you can put out with 500 to 1,000 gallons of water" - https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-crash-fire-lithium-battery-austin-more-water-than-regular-2021-8?op=1&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-crash-fire-lithium-bat... "By comparison, a typical fire involving an internal combustion car can often be quickly put out with approximately 300 gallons of water" - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/federal-regulators-warn-risks-firefighters-electrical-vehicle-fires-n1271084 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/federal-regulators-wa... "Crews were able to put the flames out using about 600 gallons of water in about an hour," - https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford/car-catches-fire-westford-gas-station https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford/car-catches-fire-we... "Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze with about 300 gallons of water." - https://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/car-destroyed-in-friday-morning-fire/ https://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/car-destroyed-in-friday-m... "Candy said it takes about 2-to-3 hundred gallons of water to put out a fire in a car with a combustion engine, but that an electric car fire can require 10 times more water." - https://globalnews.ca/news/6484767/electric-car-fire-training/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6484767/electric-car-fire-trainin...