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Chevy Bolt Fires Prompt Investigation by U.S. Safety Agency
By Keith Laing October 13, 2020, 6:56 AM PDT Agency received complaints on two fires, identified third case One person was injured in one of the reported incident The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether Chevy Bolt electric vehicles are prone to catch fire when they are parked, according to documents posted online […]
Hyundai to recall 77,000 Kona electric cars over risk of battery fire, fights LG Chem over cause
Fred Lambert Oct. 12th 2020 6:08 am ET Hyundai is reportedly preparing to recall 77,000 Kona electric cars worldwide over the risk of a battery fire as the automaker is fighting with LG Chem, the battery supplier, over the cause. Last summer, a Hyundai Kona EV burst out into flames inside a garage near Montreal in Canada. […]
NTSB Claims Half of U.S. Fire Departments Can’t Handle EV Fires
By Matt Posky on October 9, 2020 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been outstanding when it some to destroying whatever illusions we’ve built up around ourselves in terms of automotive security. When the Department of Transportation was claiming advanced driving aids would eventually lead us to a future where car accidents were a thing of […]
Uncategorized, Vape E-Cigarette
An ‘exploding vape pen’ started the fire that gutted this car, Kansas sheriff says
By Jason Tidd September 17, 2020 https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article235922762.html An exploding vape pen started a vehicle fire in northwest Kansas on Thursday, officials said. “Did you hear the fire siren this morning?” the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. “Here’s photos of the car that was involved. Any ideas what started the fire? “It […]
A ‘pop,’ a ‘crackle,’ then ‘fire!’: NTSB records show dramatic moments as flames swept Conception dive boat
By KIM CHRISTENSEN, RICHARD WINTON SEP. 16, 20203:16 PM Late on the eve of Labor Day 2019, as the crew of the Conception buttoned up the 75-foot dive boat, galley hand Ryan Sims plugged in his cellphone and saw sparks fly from the socket, just before he headed to bed. He later told investigators that “while still […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Electric Storage Explosion Highlights Danger of a Growing Technology
By Jim Sams | September 7, 2020 An investigation into the cause of an explosion at an Arizona energy storage facility that injured four firefighters confirms what engineers had feared: Packing lithium-ion batteries tightly together can spark a chain reaction that can cause catastrophic damage and endanger lives. Arizona Public Service is holding off on its plan to […]
CONSORTIUM TO INVESTIGATE BATTERY WASTE FIRES
By Fiona Binns | 3 September 2020 Independent environmental consultancy Euomonia has set up a consortium to investigate the costs of, and potential measures to prevent, fires which are being started by lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries in waste. These batteries are found in a variety of electronics products, such as smart phones and watches, and are one […]
Conception dive boat disaster: Feds to reveal cause of blaze that killed 34
The dive boat Conception smolders at dawn on Sept. 2, 2019, in the waters off Santa Cruz Island. (Ventura County Fire Department) By RICHARD WINTON STAFF WRITER AUG. 31, 2020 As the anniversary of California’s deadliest maritime disaster in modern history nears, the National Transportation Safety Board announced it will hold a hearing in October to reveal […]
GM to investigate Chevy Bolt fire after Virginia woman turns to 7 On Your Side for help
by Gary Scurka and Horace Holmes Thursday, August 27th 2020 WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Hajime Rojas of Fairfax, Virginia only had her 2019 Chevy Bolt for 18 months before it went up in smoke on the Fourth of July. The $43,000 electric car caught fire in the parking lot of her parent’s home during a family get-together. “I […]
Safety questions vex battery-powered cars
By Hu Yumo 14:56 UTC+8, 2020-08-27 New technology and startups always have hiccups, and not even the development of electric cars is immune. A series of fires in China this year related to new-energy cars has raised anew public concerns about the safety of such vehicles. On August 11, a vehicle from Chinese electric car startup […]
EV fires with Chinese batteries expose technology gap
By Kim Byung-wook Published : Aug 26, 2020 – 16:50 A damaged Aion S sedan (Captured from finance.sina.com) A series of fires in electric vehicles in China recently has raised concerns over the batteries they are equipped with. According to local media reports, three Aion S sedans — Chinese automaker GAC’s first pure EV […]
Batt, Portable, Laptop, Phone, Uncategorized
Quaternary Blast Injuries in Lithium-Ion Battery Explosions
By Daniel Martin, EMT-B, PBT(ASCP) | 8.25.20 Over the last three decades, lithium-ion battery technology has increasingly provided the primary means of extended use of both industrial and consumer-grade portable electronic devices. While these devices are largely safe, they are known to carry a risk of explosions with resulting injuries ranging in severity from small superficial burns to […]
Faulty Lithium Ion Battery Blamed for Stone Ridge House Fire
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that a Friday night house fire that displaced a family of four was caused by a faulty lithium ion battery. County dispatchers received multiple 911 calls shortly after 7 p.m. August 21, reporting heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage of a home on Trilobite Court […]
How the Energy Storage Industry Responded to the Arizona Battery Fire
Arizona Public Service’s battery fire could have slowed the U.S. storage market. That hasn’t happened. JULIAN SPECTOR AUGUST 18, 2020 By the time the results of the fire investigation were released last month, many industry changes were already underway. (Image: APS) In the first of a three-part series, Greentech Media’s Julian Spector looks at implications and […]
Ford Issues Kuga PHEV Recall Over Battery Fire Risk
11 Aug 2020, 17:34 UTC · by Mircea Panait Known as the Escape in the United States but essentially the same vehicle under the skin, inside, and in terms of exterior design, the Kuga has seen better days. Over in the United Kingdom and Europe, the Ford Motor Company has issued a stop-sale order and a recall for the […]
Dispute Erupts Over What Sparked an Explosive Li-ion Energy Storage Accident
The April 2019 accident near Phoenix put plans on hold to further deploy battery energy storage systems across Arizona By David C. Wagman Aug 10, 2020 A little after 8:00 p.m. on April 19, 2019, a captain with the Peoria, Arizona, fire department’s Hazmat unit, opened the door of a container filled with more than 10,000 […]
Failing lithium-ion batteries in phones, laptops, cordless tools causing fires in homes every week
ABC Sunshine Coast / By Owen Jacques Posted Thursday 6 August 2020 A Queensland fire inspector says rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in laptops, mobile phones, power drills and toys are causing fires — some of them serious — at least once a week across Queensland. Key points: Lithium-ion batteries used in phones, laptops, cordless tools and toys are starting […]
UL recommendations now in after 2019 lithium battery fire in Arizona
By Kelly Pickerel | July 29, 2020 UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) today released a report detailing an April 2019 deflagration incident at a 2.16-MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (ESS) facility in Surprise, Arizona. The report provides a detailed technical account of the explosion and fire service response, along with recommendations on how to improve codes, standards, […]
Grid-Level Energy Storage Ready for Takeoff but Barriers Remain
By: Corina Rivera-Linares JUL 28, 2020 Although battery storage technology is gaining traction, the industry must face several challenges head on to take full advantage of it. For electric utilities like Consolidated Edison Inc.’s subsidiary Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc., battery energy storage is a key component of providing reliable power, but challenges remain for […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Faulty battery system triggered 2019 APS explosion that injured Surprise firefighters, report finds
The fire was actually a “cascading thermal runaway event” inside a large APS energy storage facility, according to the new report. July 27, 2020 Updated: 7:28 AM MST July 28, 2020 SURPRISE, Ariz. — A thermal chain-reaction caused by a faulty battery system triggered the explosion that injured eight firefighters in Surprise last year, according to […]