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Smoldering battery fire in Otay Mesa settles down
The San Diego Union Tribune ^ | May 25, 2024 | By Rob Nikolewski

Posted on 05/25/2024 6:42:10 PM PDT by artichokegrower

Though Cal Fire officials have not declared it completely extinguished, a stubborn battery fire at an energy storage facility in Otay Mesa that has smoldered for more than 10 days appears to be under control.

(Excerpt) Read more at sandiegouniontribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: greenhousegases
Green is so clean
1 posted on 05/25/2024 6:42:10 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

There should be a law ALL battery storage facilities be in California.


2 posted on 05/25/2024 6:48:31 PM PDT by BipolarBob (it's easier to fool the people than to convince them they've been fooled.)
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To: artichokegrower

Settles until the big bang.


3 posted on 05/25/2024 6:54:23 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: artichokegrower

“Stubborn?” So it’s the fire’s fault, clearly.


4 posted on 05/25/2024 6:56:42 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: artichokegrower

...And safe!


5 posted on 05/25/2024 7:07:02 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: artichokegrower

Smoldering battery fire has settled down!

It’s being a good fire! Otay?


6 posted on 05/25/2024 7:08:11 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: artichokegrower

more than 10 days appears to be under control.???


7 posted on 05/25/2024 7:22:16 PM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: sasquatch

It’s a mostly peaceful battery fire


8 posted on 05/25/2024 7:34:46 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

when will lithium batteries be banned? a toy has the potential to injure a child, and it is immediately recalled!

the first is just one State in Australia:

26 May: Sydney Morning Herald: Fifty people evacuated after fire at Sydney e-bike store
by Ben Cubby
Residents from the three-storey Axis apartments building above the shop were evacuated by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. No injuries were reported...

There have been almost 100 lithium-ion battery fires recorded in (New South Wales)NSW so far this year at an average of 5.7 per week, according to Fire and Rescue NSW which describes the issue as “the fastest growing fire risk in NSW”...
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fifty-people-evacuated-after-fire-at-sydney-e-bike-store-20240526-p5jgmz.html

16 May: CarScoops: BYD Reportedly Sees 10th Showroom Fire Since 2021 As Store Burns Down In China
BYD blames old wiring in the store’s roof for the fire, but reports indicate that its showrooms catch fire pretty frequently
by Sebastien Bell

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/byd-reportedly-sees-10th-showroom-fire-since-2021-as-another-store-burns-down-in-china/

from the above: BYD Store fires including factories:
In October 2021, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Hainan.
In April 2022, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Shaoguan, Guangdong.
In May 2022, a fire broke out in the after-sales workshop of a BYD 4S store in Hengshui, Hebei Province.
On July 9, 2022, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Xingning District, Nanning City, Guangxi.
On November 18, 2022, a fire broke out in BYD’s Phase 3 F6 factory building in Daya Bay West District.
On December 8, 2022, a BYD 4S store caught fire near Gongye Road in Erqi District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.
On June 1, 2023, a fire broke out in the material area of Workshop No. 1 at BYD’s Pangguan production base.
In May 2023, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Jiangmen, Guangdong.
In December 2023, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Tiexi District, Shenyang, Liaoning.
On December 18, 2023, a fire broke out in the BYD 4S store in Xinmaoyuan, Chengdu, Sichuan.
On December 30, 2023, a fire broke out in the exhibition hall of a BYD 4S store in Changhua, Binzhou, Shandong.


9 posted on 05/25/2024 7:36:05 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: artichokegrower

when will lithium batteries be banned? a toy has the potential to injure a child, and it is immediately recalled!

the first is just one State in Australia:

26 May: Sydney Morning Herald: Fifty people evacuated after fire at Sydney e-bike store
by Ben Cubby
Residents from the three-storey Axis apartments building above the shop were evacuated by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. No injuries were reported...

There have been almost 100 lithium-ion battery fires recorded in (New South Wales)NSW so far this year at an average of 5.7 per week, according to Fire and Rescue NSW which describes the issue as “the fastest growing fire risk in NSW”...
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fifty-people-evacuated-after-fire-at-sydney-e-bike-store-20240526-p5jgmz.html

16 May: CarScoops: BYD Reportedly Sees 10th Showroom Fire Since 2021 As Store Burns Down In China
BYD blames old wiring in the store’s roof for the fire, but reports indicate that its showrooms catch fire pretty frequently
by Sebastien Bell

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/byd-reportedly-sees-10th-showroom-fire-since-2021-as-another-store-burns-down-in-china/

from the above: BYD Store fires including factories:
In October 2021, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Hainan.
In April 2022, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Shaoguan, Guangdong.
In May 2022, a fire broke out in the after-sales workshop of a BYD 4S store in Hengshui, Hebei Province.
On July 9, 2022, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Xingning District, Nanning City, Guangxi.
On November 18, 2022, a fire broke out in BYD’s Phase 3 F6 factory building in Daya Bay West District.
On December 8, 2022, a BYD 4S store caught fire near Gongye Road in Erqi District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.
On June 1, 2023, a fire broke out in the material area of Workshop No. 1 at BYD’s Pangguan production base.
In May 2023, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Jiangmen, Guangdong.
In December 2023, a fire broke out in a BYD 4S store in Tiexi District, Shenyang, Liaoning.
On December 18, 2023, a fire broke out in the BYD 4S store in Xinmaoyuan, Chengdu, Sichuan.
On December 30, 2023, a fire broke out in the exhibition hall of a BYD 4S store in Changhua, Binzhou, Shandong.


10 posted on 05/25/2024 7:36:05 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: artichokegrower

There is goign to be a new category of health issues called “EV Ulcers” and “EV Stress” that will cause all manner of conditions-

Think about it- you are forced to buy a really expensive EV (if it comes to mandates), and you spend all that $$- Go to work all day, get home, plug your EV in and lay awake all night worrying about whether your car will burn up during the night, or your house will burn down too- Get up the next morning exhausted from the worry- back to work- all to pay off the ridiculously priced EV that runs like crap- freezes you in the winter and causes heat exhaustion in summer

Pretty soon they will describe towns on maps as “Wisconsin, home of 200,000 standing homes, and 50,000 burned out shells, and anxiety treatment centers every 1000 ft”


11 posted on 05/25/2024 7:43:08 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: artichokegrower

I’m sure the smoke from a lithium battery fire is just wonderful and healthy to breath.

It may be the only thing that CA has not declared a carcinogen.


12 posted on 05/25/2024 7:53:54 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: MAGAthon
"when will lithium batteries be banned?..."

Never. There are BILLIONS of Li-Ion powered devices in use in America that never gave nobody any grief.

13 posted on 05/25/2024 9:13:36 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: TigersEye

But you can’t run a small engine or fire up a bbq pit in CA.


14 posted on 05/25/2024 9:22:10 PM PDT by Texas resident (Biden=Obama=Jarrett=Soros)
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I guess Kalifornians could grill over a burning battery.

If they could afford to buy some meat to grill.


15 posted on 05/25/2024 9:24:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: artichokegrower

16 posted on 05/25/2024 9:25:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Karine ?


17 posted on 05/25/2024 11:49:04 PM PDT by A strike (There is no tyranny that cannot be justified by 'climate change')
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To: artichokegrower

Folks, remember to always park your EV’s next to propane refill trucks outside unless you park in your garage.


18 posted on 05/26/2024 1:52:27 AM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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