My fire chief buddy is here Sunday. First time I’ve seen him since a Christmas party, and we didn’t get to chat much then. I’ll definitely be getting some real world scoop on how a big, serious FD is handling EV fires, and how it is affecting their operations.
When lithium batteries burn, a chemical reaction actually creates its own oxygen.
A year or two ago, some of Elon Musk's giant lithium storage batteries caught on fire in Australia.
The FD did not even try to put the fire out.
It burned itself out after several days.
Imagine a world where millions of those batteries will be located in under ground parking lots, below fully occupied apartment buildings.