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Works in theory! Practice? That's something else
The topic of extinguishing Lithium fires has come up on two other threads, rather than derail those threads any farther started a new thread.
You've probably heard about cellphones, laptops, or EVs catching fire. While true, when it happens it's sensational so makes the news, it's a sensation because overall they have a pretty good safety record and it doesn't happen often.
By now you've probably heard about the 100 tons of lithium batteries on fire in Morris. The problem is, no one seems to know how to put them out, the solution is to just let them burn.
Morris lithium fire - ref
The cement is to try and smother it, but that shouldn't work if the oxident is in it. They said they were making progress.
Listening to the interview now... best quote so far "no one knows how to extinguish these fires".
Update 1: The bed of batteries is 3' deep and 30x40'.
Update 2: Why Cement? Because they don't have dry sand and didn't want to put more water on it.
You've probably heard about cellphones, laptops, or EVs catching fire. While true, when it happens it's sensational so makes the news, it's a sensation because overall they have a pretty good safety record and it doesn't happen often.
By now you've probably heard about the 100 tons of lithium batteries on fire in Morris. The problem is, no one seems to know how to put them out, the solution is to just let them burn.
Morris lithium fire - ref
With the volume of the fire reduced, they decided to use a fire suppressant called Purple-K. “The lithium fire laughed at the Purple-K,” he said. “Didn’t make a dent in it.”
Firefighters then turned to high-flow water to cool the batteries, and planned to pour dry cement over a trouble spot on Wednesday night in an attempt to smother the fire, Steffes said.
The cement is to try and smother it, but that shouldn't work if the oxident is in it. They said they were making progress.
Listening to the interview now... best quote so far "no one knows how to extinguish these fires".
"When we smothered it with the concrete, we're not 100% sure that this thermal runaway is not continuing," Chief Steffes said. "It is probably continuing and hopefully it is going to consume what is left of the batteries underneath then it will be over. But there is a possiblility that as this continues that it does break through this Portland cement."
Update 1: The bed of batteries is 3' deep and 30x40'.
Update 2: Why Cement? Because they don't have dry sand and didn't want to put more water on it.
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