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Home EV charger may have started house fire - solar panels made firefighting more complicated

Fire crews remained at the scene for several hours to ensure that all hot spots, including blown-in insulation in the attic, were fully extinguished. No injuries were reported, but residents of adjacent homes were temporarily evacuated as a precaution. I

Home EV charger may have started house fire - solar panels made firefighting more complicated

A generic illustration of a CNG powered garbage truck exploding. From an idea by Born Ulfsson, execetued by Chat GPT.

Garbage truck powered by compressed natural gas exploded in neighbourhood

Parts of the truck was catapulted several hundred feet away from the explosion and found several blo...

Garbage truck powered by compressed natural gas exploded in neighbourhood

E-bike setting fire to an apartment building. CTIF / Chat GPT

One e-bike incident for LFB every two days: 12 e-bike fire survivors are suing London landlords and...

The fire, which broke out in the early hours of March 5, 2023, in a two-bedroom flat in London, Engl...

One e-bike incident for LFB every two days: 12 e-bike fire survivors are suing London landlords and battery manufacturer after a fatal fire

1600 hydrogen cars recalled due to potential fire risk with faulty pressure valve

The manufacturer is urging owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to park them outd...

1600 hydrogen cars recalled due to potential fire risk with faulty pressure valve

Mikko Saastamoinen, Firefighter of the Year in Finland 2020. Photo: Rescue information

CTIF in shock and mourning at the sudden loss of Mikko Saastamoinen, chair of the Extrication and Ne...

On Wednesday October 2, CTIF was shaken by terrible and hard-to-fathom news: Mikko Saastamoinen, Fin...

CTIF in shock and mourning at the sudden loss of Mikko Saastamoinen, chair of the Extrication and New Technology Commission

Symbol for an EV charging parking stall painted on pavement. Rawpixel Public Domain Image. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/6042882/photo-image-public-domain-white-free

EV sales are slowing - internal combustion engines, hybrids and hydrogen cars may be advancing again

Hybrids are popular but are also the most fire prone of all common types of propulsion, with over 3,...

EV sales are slowing - internal combustion engines, hybrids and hydrogen cars may be advancing again

Disabling direct hazards in a vehicle crash – going beyond the high-volt systems

Comparing different rescue sheets shows, that there is obviously no common understanding of the term...

Disabling direct hazards in a vehicle crash – going beyond the high-volt systems

Natural gas powered semi truck exploded - 9 firefighters injured

The explosion created 9 meters / 30-foot flames into the air and the noise rattled the neighbourhoo...

Natural gas powered semi truck exploded - 9 firefighters injured

Screen shot from Utkiken Rescue´s YouTube video

Explosions due to lithium ion batteries - insights for firefighters

The video analyses several incidents where explosions from lithium ion batteries have occured. It al...

Explosions due to lithium ion batteries - insights for firefighters

The fears of lithium-ion battery fires not necessarily in fair relation to the low frequency of EV-i...

Many firefighters report difficulties extinguishing fires in vehicles with lithium-ion batteries. Bu...

The fears of lithium-ion battery fires not necessarily in fair relation to the low frequency of EV-incidents

CTIF´s Michel Gentilleau interviewed by CBC about the difficulties in extinguishing EV fires

The vice-chair of the CTIF Commission for Extrication and new Technology, has been interviewed by Ca...

CTIF´s Michel Gentilleau interviewed by CBC about the difficulties in extinguishing EV fires

Three tips from Firetrace International for safer lithium battery handling and storage

Divide large BESSs into smaller ones, install battery control systems and use sprinklers.

Three tips from Firetrace International for safer lithium battery handling and storage

Diagram illustrating a standard bicycle converted to an electric bicycle using a retail conversion kit. Photo by Mikefairbanks, Wikipedia Commons License.

Conversion kits the most fire prone e-bikes according to London Fire Brigade

40 % of all UK e-bike fires are caused by home converted e-bike are currently not included in UK reg...

Conversion kits the most fire prone e-bikes according to London Fire Brigade

The remains of e-scooters and e-bikes after a fire. Photo by the London Fire Brigade.

One lithium battery fire every two days: London Fire Brigade issues new warning for e-bike and e-sco...

A resident was almost killed in Kilburn in August. She had left the vehicle overnight, blocking her ...

One lithium battery fire every two days: London Fire Brigade issues new warning for e-bike and e-scooter fires

A Dutch coast guard photo of the fire onboard the cargo ship carrying almost 3000 cars.

Cargo ship with 3700 cars still burning almost a week later - now safely towed to Port Eemshaven

The burning cargo ship which caught fire at sea on July 25 near the Dutch coast was still burning th...

Cargo ship with 3700 cars still burning almost a week later - now safely towed to Port Eemshaven

A solid state battery diagram. Wikipedia Commons License, authored by Na9234.

Solid state batteries and new NASA technology: Are the days of flammable Lithium-Ion soon over?

Solid state batteries pack more energy per pound than lithium-ion, but are more expensive to produce...

Solid state batteries and new NASA technology: Are the days of flammable Lithium-Ion soon over?

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