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Bus bursts into flames on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A bit dramatic - buses do not seem to be doing well lately.

It sounds like the bus was empty and no one hurt, but traffic obviously is a mess.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why I refuse to buy an EV, the constant risk of fires 😎

... Oh wait

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Electric vehicles don't catch fire very often, but when they do it's really hard to put out, and the water used to do so is contaminated with lithium. Because of the chemical reactions occuring they can reignite spontaneously too. Some places they have giant containers that the car can be put into and filled with water, and there are also systems being developed to continuously flow water through the battery. It is definitely a major issue for fire fighters to deal with when it occurs.