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Originally Posted by oldtimes
Yes gas vehicles catch fire also but lithium fires burn hotter, explode more readily and release toxic gasses. They are exponentially more difficult to put out and can reignite as long as 24 hours later. Gas vehicles do not easily explode and are much easier to put out. The explosion that you hear from a gas vehicle fire is more likely the tires than the gas tank. Ask any firefighter.
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I bet a large number of those 3,300 gas vehicles on the car carrier that burned did explode. Lithium batteries do not easily explode and, since they are metal, rarely catch fire.
But that is entirely beside the point!
100% agree that a lithium battery fire is dangerous. No argument.
Were either the BMW dealership fire or the car carrier fire caused by lithium batteries? Just because lithium batteries were in the vicinity does not mean they were involved or were the cause.
It is possible that some of the EVs were located on the ship such that they were involved in the fire. It is possible that some of the batteries caught fire due to the extreme temperatures they would have been subjected to. This might have extended the duration of the fire. But with two "possible"s and one "might" it is far less than certain that the lithium batteries were a factor.