What is the difference between an electric battery fire and a traditional fire?
Do Electric Vehicle Fires Differ From Other Fires?
Electric vehicle fires last longer and generate more energy than cellulosic or petrochemical fires. Hence a specific approach is needed to ensure a safe charging process and, above all, to protect underground garages from the effects of a devastating fire if something does go wrong (such incidents have already happened several times in recent years). The protection of the load-bearing structure and the compartment elements is even more important when the parking area is located under a public or residential building.
Electric vehicle fires in garages are extremely dangerous and may lead to construction disasters with irreversible effects. Promat answers the modern world’s need for new energy sources and sustainable mobility with distinctive solutions to increase the safety of buildings in terms of new-generation fires caused by electric vehicles.
A battery and subsequent vehicle fire are very hard to extinguish
It is virtually impossible to extinguish a battery fire without specific chemical agents used by expert rescue teams. The chemical agents are different from those used for petrol vehicle fires. Moreover, there is a risk of electrocution or poisoning by harmful chemicals and smoke as a result of combustion. In case of ignition, first, the burning battery needs to be cooled, and then the fire must be extinguished. The extinguishing process can take several hours, and in some cases, the fire may restart more than 20 hours later.
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