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There are fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the holds of aircraft.
by drum55 6mo ago
There are fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the holds of aircraft.
- petre 6mo agoExcept you can't extingush a lithium cell fire because it has the oxydizer inside. Once you see one you'll understand. It's scary.
- majorchord 6mo agoLi-ion fires do not require external oxygen, the cathode decomposes to release its own oxygen gas during thermal runaway... fire extinguishers will not stop it.
- longislandguido 6mo agoHalon apparently, which is ineffective against lithium battery fires. I'd rather not test this theory because of your cavalier attitude while I'm in a chair 40,000 ft over the ocean.
- herewulf 6mo agoIt's effective against the rest of the combustible material in the hold so ideally the fire remains contained to the battery.