h/t Davlar and Yooper; According to Governor Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s top fire marshal, the large-scale tram fires have never been seen before.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022 – 11:07 AM ONLY“Only one tons of disabled EVs from Ian. When those batteries corroded, the fire started,” based on Jimmy PatronisFlorida’s top finance official and fire chief.
Patronis tweeted Thursday that after Hurricane Ian made landfall last week and flooded areas in his state, a range of electric vehicles (EVs) were flooded, batteries flooded and some burn.
He said, “it’s a new challenge that ours Firefighters have never faced before. At least on this kind of scale. “
“It needs Special training and understanding of EVs to ensure these fires are quickly and safely extinguished,” he continued in another tweet. “Thanks to [North Collier Fire Rescue] for their hard work. “
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The following tweet is from the Zero Hedge article;
The problem is that electric vehicle batteries contain dangerously reactive chemicals. When shorted by flood water, the large current causes the battery to rapidly corrode and decompose, a process that can happen in minutes.
Fires that occur when flood water recedes from corroded batteries are difficult to extinguish and can burn hot enough to melt steel and concrete.
If that’s not enough, the smoke from electric battery fires is toxic. Lithium poisoning and poisoning can cause serious short- and long-term health problems, including coma, convulsions, confusion, tachycardia and nausea. Exposure to lithium can also cause long-term effects Dementia such as brain injury.
To their credit, Florida firefighters and leaders appear to have the problem under control. But what about the future? If more people buy electric vehicles, this problem, which is unique to electric vehicles, could become a huge burden for firefighters trying to deal with the consequences of future natural disasters. future.
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