points by jacquesm 1 day ago | 0 comments
Lithium fires are brutal, they're extremely fast and the toxic gases are just as dangerous as the fire itself:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/about-20-bodies-f...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/about-20-bodies-f...
[–] ggreer 1 day ago
[–] jacquesm 1 day ago
I've made a bit of a study of this because I use Lithium Ion batteries in volume. I take a lot of safety precautions because I realize full well how dangerous they are. At the same time I have a 25L canister of diesel and another with gasoline sitting around and I have zero expectation of either of those spontaneously combusting.