> People freak out about EV battery fires now (never mind that this is not actually the problem it is made out to be)
Looking like quite a problem over in Luton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67073...
Looking like quite a problem over in Luton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67073...
Maybe better phrasing would be "not actually the new problem it is made out to be"?
1,400 cars burn, not an EV in sight: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-parking-garage-fire-destroy...
and it seems fires at airport car parks are surprisingly common...
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manches...
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manches...
Most of the damage from the 1906 quake was caused by fire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake#...
The entire city, if you’re asking what started the fire ruptured gas mains caused quite a few.
> Has anything relevant changed since then?
The city is full of Lithium Ion batteries that can burn uncontrollably when crushed or punctured. These fires cannot be extinguished quickly unless special chemicals are used.
SFFD has 43 engines and 19 ladder trucks.
https://sf-fire.org/about-sffd-operations
SF also has the Auxillary Water Supply System (AWSS) but extinguishing many EV fires will not be practical with only water.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Fire_Departmen...