Posted on 04/11/2012 8:51:24 AM PDT by equaviator
According to WWJ Detroit, there was an explosion at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Mich., on Wednesday morning.
Deputy Fire Chief Gary Wilkinson said the explosion most likely was related to a lithium battery.
Wilkinson told Autoweek that a responder notified the HAZMAT team via radio that the explosion involved lithium batteries in the research facility's Alternative Energy Center.
The fire was extinguished and portions of the facility were evacuated, but responders were still on the scene.
Two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Check out WWJ CBS Detroit for up-to-the-minute information.
Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120411/CARNEWS/120419982#ixzz1rkOFfaeg
I have a R/C plane with a lithium battery that I augered into the ground rather spectacularly. It hit hard enough to cause an internal short in the 1/3 cigarette pack sized battery. The resulting fire was impressive. Flames blowing out the side and acrid smoke.
I have not been to an electric car fire yet but I am somewhat apprehensive at the thought.
Oh, yeah - “Fun With Freon”
*Carefully* pry the top off of one of the little cans of freon, *gently* pour the contents into a styrofoam coffee cup - carry it towards your friend, and when you’re a few feet away, ‘trip’ and spill the contents of your cup in his direction...
(He will panic when he sees the liquid coming at him, and you all get a good laugh at the expression on his face as it evaporates before reaching him.. Hilarious, until he gets up and beats the crap outta ya... ;))
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