OK, it’s not just Teslas that catch on fire...I bet the owner is glad the car wasn’t charging inside his garage.
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That is one of the reasons in older suburban neighborhoods you often see detached garages or if a garage is attached, the interior walls are parged with a coat of cement for fireproofing. Not that people back then had electric cars; there was just a bit of distrust that a car fire might start in the garage.
“That is one of the reasons in older suburban neighborhoods you often see detached garages or if a garage is attached, the interior walls are parged with a coat of cement for fireproofing. Not that people back then had electric cars; there was just a bit of distrust that a car fire might start in the garage.”
I’ve read that most house fires start in the garage. That’s why a 1 hour firewall is required where the garage meets the house. It’s common for house fires to start in the attached garage.
Fire codes in all new construction typically require type X or fire code 5/8” drywall between a garage and living space. In addition any door going between a garage and the household has to be a 90 minute fire rated steel door with steel frames/door jambs.