Big rig with lithium ion batteries flips in San Pedro, sparking hazardous fire, closing freeway
6 months ago

Big rig with lithium ion batteries flips in San Pedro, sparking hazardous fire, closing freeway

LA Times  

A big rig containing lithium ion batteries overturned in San Pedro Thursday afternoon, sparking a fire that reportedly led at least one battery to explode. A hazardous fire broke out in San Pedro around noon on Thursday after a big rig carrying lithium ion batteries overturned, causing at least one battery to explode, authorities said. Los Angeles City Fire Department officials and a hazardous materials team were sent to 940 N. Seaside Ave. at 11:48 a.m. to combat the dangerous blaze, authorities said. “Luckily, in this situation, there are alternative routes around the area.” The freeway closure could last up to 24 or even 48 hours as officials deal with the hazardous materials, Keene added.

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Police say burning Tesla battery prevented them from saving driver in fatal crash
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Police say burning Tesla battery prevented them from saving driver in fatal crash

LA Times  

A Tesla driver in Torrance was killed after a crash Tuesday, with police unable to rescue the motorist due to the intense lithium ion battery blaze. The incident is the latest example of the safety risks emergency crews can face when responding to incidents that involve high-voltage lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles, according to a National Transportation Safety …

Lithium-ion batteries causing fires, dangers on California freeways, sparking calls for safety improvements
5 months ago

Lithium-ion batteries causing fires, dangers on California freeways, sparking calls for safety improvements

LA Times  

For more than two days, a vital shipping passageway in the Port of L.A. was shut down, and the cause was surprising to some. A big rig overturned, sparking a fierce lithium-ion battery blaze that spewed toxic gases, snarled port traffic and resulted in what one official said was massive economic losses from delayed shipments. Safety basics These batteries are …

Highway 47 reopens after battery-laden trailer that crashed and caught fire is moved off road
6 months ago

Highway 47 reopens after battery-laden trailer that crashed and caught fire is moved off road

LA Times  

A big rig containing lithium ion batteries overturned in San Pedro on Thursday afternoon, sparking a fire that reportedly led at least one battery to explode. A trailer containing lithium ion batteries was moved off Highway 47 in San Pedro on Friday, allowing officials to lift road closures in the area. Nicholas Prange, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire …

Tesla big-rig battery ignites after crash, spewing fumes and shutting California freeway
7 months, 1 week ago

Tesla big-rig battery ignites after crash, spewing fumes and shutting California freeway

LA Times  

Lanes of Interstate 80 are seen empty near Emigrant Gap as firefighters work to extinguish a fire sparked by a Tesla big-rig vehicle that crashed Monday. A Tesla big rig crashed in Northern California on Monday and ignited the vehicle’s battery, starting a fire that filled the air with toxic fumes and forced the closure of Interstate 80 in both …

Battery storage is a key piece of California’s clean energy transition. But there’s a problem with fires
1 year, 5 months ago

Battery storage is a key piece of California’s clean energy transition. But there’s a problem with fires

LA Times  

Terra-Gen’s Valley Center battery storage project opened in February 2022. Generally, I’m very pleased with the performance of the storage fleet in California, but we cannot have fires on a regular basis.” Why batteries are important Energy storage has taken on a higher profile in recent years as more renewable sources of power have come onto California’s electric grid. San …

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries
1 year, 8 months ago

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Consumer advocates and fire departments, particularly in New York City, are urging the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish mandatory safety standards and confiscate noncompliant imports when they arrive at …

E-bike fires: Why low-quality lithium-ion batteries explode, and why NYC is struggling to stop them.
2 years, 1 month ago

E-bike fires: Why low-quality lithium-ion batteries explode, and why NYC is struggling to stop them.

Slate  

Every day, Manny Ramirez crisscrosses Manhattan, ferrying takeout food, toiletries, and a host of other things that people order on apps. “They are smaller and they last less,” said Hildalyn Colón-Hernández, director of policy and strategic partnership at Los Deliveristas Unidos, an advocacy group for New York City’s delivery workers. The process is called a “thermal runaway”—the battery violently unleashing …

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’
2 years, 4 months ago

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’

The Independent  

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