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Definitely. My dad sells ebike batteries and there was recent electrical fire in my parents garage due to one of the "dead" batteries exploding. Beyond just the
by ah27182 4y ago
Definitely. My dad sells ebike batteries and there was recent electrical fire in my parents garage due to one of the "dead" batteries exploding. Beyond just the initial fire from the battery, it also resulted in molten metal shrapnel ricocheting off the ceiling and started other fires simultaneously.
Thankfully we all awake and our garden hose was enough to put it out, but it was pretty clear to us that safe/proper battery storage is needed asap.
- krallja 4y ago> garden hose Please find a different solution. Lithium + water = boom. Don’t put water on an electrical fire of any kind, to be honest.
- Doxin 4y agoThere's not really enough Lithium in Li-ion or LiPo batteries to cause issues when putting out fires. The way the fire department here currently deals with electric car fires is to first douse the battery pack with large amounts of water to put out the fire and to then park the car in a container with water to keep the battery submerged as it cools[0]. No explosions as of yet. [0] https://www.hvzeeland.nl/pictures/7/4/4/152447.jpg https://www.hvzeeland.nl/pictures/7/4/4/152447.jpg
- olivermarks 4y agoUS ntsb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders very informative https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k