Posted on 10/02/2013 7:20:39 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
Flames that engulfed the front end of a Tesla electric car near Seattle also burned in the vehicle's battery pack, making it difficult for firefighters to extinguish the blaze, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
In an incident report released under Washington state's public records law, firefighters wrote that they appeared to have Tuesday's fire under control, but the flames reignited. Crews found that water seemed to intensify the fire, so they began using a dry chemical extinguisher.
After dismantling the front end of the vehicle and puncturing holes in the battery pack, crews used a circular saw to cut an access hole in the front section in order to apply water to the battery, according to documents. Only then was the fire extinguished.
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Well all the former employees might quibble, but yes there are 8 for sale on eBay.
It’s just a Lithium fire. Need more water.
My, that would be exciting....particularly after paying way too much for that basic transportation.
Tesla is also run by Elon Musk who has a tight connection to the Baraqqi regime.
They didn’t miss anything. The recommended way to fight an electrical car fire is to start with LOTS of water.
And just think about all those other cars on the road with tanks full of flammable liquid!
Video of Tesla car fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kjI08n4fg
Our Prius’ battery caught on fire. I was coming home from church in our mini-van. I looked at our Prius that was parked in our driveway, and thought someone had painted the windows black.
I opened the doors and smoke came pouring out.
So much of the interior was melted. I was so thankful that it wasn’t parked in our garage under my son’s room. The puctures of it look horrible.
My husband got another Prius, but I won’t let him park it in the garage.
Generally a good rule unless you have an out-building garage.
I didn’t think electrical cars were supposed to smoke like that!
I have a couple of high mileage (and high fuel economy ;-) ) Diesel cars that allow me to maintain a relatively safe tactical Diesel fuel reserve, but not in the House.
Or maybe something just fell off the car. Did he actually see something in the road or just feel something clanging around underneath?
The electric cars are being discovered by first responders. They have to approach a burning car with up to 270 volts available to kill them. Many are starting just now to learn how to disconnect the battery under the hood. They all are required to have a disconnect and the cables must be encased in orange tubing. The first few wrecks seen by Cops and EMT’s had many accidents involved in rescue. Cops and EMT’s are much more savvy now that there are a few cars out there. They are dangerous.
So what we have is situation that sounds simple, but has many variables and can be difficult or impossible to extinguish regardless of the tactics used.
bttt
Now that the bureaucrats who enforce these rules are on furlough, I'm sure the manufacturers will start short-circuiting the shutoff switch and camouflaging the cables, just to be dickish. [/sarcasm]
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