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detaro on April 18, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one...

Lithium-Ion batteries are class C fires: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/coffee_break/061819.html

Water is used on electric car fires, because you need to cool the thing down and water is the best for that.

fallingknife on April 18, 2021 [–]

I'm seeing class B: https://resources.impactfireservices.com/how-do-you-put-out-...

And class D: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/safety_concerns_...

Looks like B for batteries and D for lithium metal

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