an ABC Australia regional piece; rarely does MSM report these fires, in order to protect the “climate scam”:
2 Feb: ABC Australia: Australia “not prepared” for fire risk of lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters, bikes, cars, say firefighters
ABC Gold Coast/by Dominic Cansdale and Cathy Border
Electrochemistry professor Paul Christensen, from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, started researching lithium-ion batteries in the 1980s and has consulted UK and Australian fire services.
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big, big fan of lithium-ion batteries,” he said.
“But I believe they’ve penetrated far faster at all levels of our society than our understanding of the risks.”...
The United Firefighters Union of Queensland’s general secretary, John Oliver, said there had been 27 house fires linked to electric vehicles (IN THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND ALONE) so far this financial year.
“We’re not prepared for this because we’re going to get more,” he said.
“This isn’t a normal fire … firies are worried about it.”...
Professor Christensen said a government-led education campaign was needed...
“Do not charge your electric-bike or e-scooter indoors under any circumstances whatsoever,” he said.
“Do not charge them when you’re out, do not charge them when you’re asleep … do not charge them where, in any way, they impede your escape.”...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/lithium-ion-batteries-pose-new-fire-risk-says-firefighters-union/101888598
18 Jan: ABC Australia: Concerns over growing number of fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes
By Rhiannon Shine
Hundreds of fires across Australia have been linked to lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power light electric vehicles like e-scooters and e-bikes...
Fire and Rescue New South Wales said it responded to about 180 lithium-ion battery-related fires in the past 12 months, Victoria had 120 in the year to July, and Queensland had recorded 72 since 2021.
The latter figure included an e-scooter that caught fire at a Brisbane house last week and five people were hospitalised...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-18/e-scooter-lithium-battery-fire-risk-fears-/101863902
in the State of Victoria, firefighters refuse to deal with lithium battery fires in underground car parks. say they can’t get their equipment down there in order to submerge the vehicles in water, or whatever.
if it weren’t for the “climate scam”, lithium batteries would have been recalled and banned by now.
Don’t forget the fires contribute to global warming. Also, in the past, halon wan banned from fire extinguishers because of global warming. I wonder if the new chemicals have the same problem.