“Given that lithium reacts with water, that should come as no surprise. Using water on lithium is like using kerosene to put out a house fire.”
Your post is contrary to accepted fire suppression methods and may endanger lives if believed.
Chemistry. Who needs it?
I’m pretty sure that lithium hydroxide or other compound is in those batteries rather than lithium metal.
“Accepted fire suppression techniques” are behind the times. I have watched videos of lithium fires and their “suppression.” It takes a long time and seems to be effective only when the lithium is all consumed. I watched another vid demonstrating how the lithium foil in a flashlight battery when dipped into water begins to burn furiously.