EThe Spanish event shocked yesterday afternoon. Two firefighters have been their lives In the fire that was announced in Autorn’s car park (Madrid) and five others were injured, one of them is dangerous in burns.
The stage a Human trap for firefighters For several fatal circumstances. But the main reason was the cause The origin of the fireFire and explosion a CoEche Electrical.
Shock, fire and explosion
Despite this itself The police were unable to reach the place of the event To investigate the reasons for the event, the certificates of the real estate residents talk about Electric vehicle shock Inside the car park that caused fire first and later Your battery explosionThe generation of hell that caused the death of firefighters.
The process of fire usually begins in the electric car Tabla leakage in cellsThis may be, as in this specific accident, to an accident (though today inside the battery itself). When that happens, there is a The chemical reaction that generates an increase in temperature Inside that causes the cell break and releases Flammable gasesAfter moving to the rest of the symbols.
Electrical fires: causes and risks
Despite the ELLLCTRIC cars They do not store fuel As with technicians, but that This does not mean that it is exempt from the danger of fire and/or the explosion. Because the batteries accumulate a large amount of Energy inside If episodes of Perforacinand flatteningand Deformacin S. Excessive.
Electric car batteries High temperatures sensitive Of the 60 degrees there is a risk of deformation of the gas leakage. In addition, from here you can run this technical escape process that ends burning the components and cells of the mixture.
The problem is that Electrical fires are particularly dangerousViolence and permanent due to the huge amount of energy that is launched when the battery burns or its exploits. If the pile is a fire, it can arrive Up to 1000 degrees In this process, a wide range of T recycos gasesAmong them CarbonBut also CCIDO ClorHDricohe Carbon monkey and Nitrogen oxide.
Adems, Its extinction is very difficult and long over time (Electric fires last hours) require special protocols that include Vehicle control has been burned within the next 24 hours To extinguish because during that time there is a risk of reproducing the fire.
Less fires than that art
It does not mean the amazing intensity and intensity that electric car fires are involved More episodes Of this type is that the tramp cars. Only when it happens, they can be A serious awareness.
In reality, Electric vehicles are the least vulnerable to fire According to international insurance studies, which lead to arrangement HbridosFollowed by gasoline. ELCTRIC cars and their batteries Cooling system, specific security materials and systems In order to reduce the risks … but the zero risks are not present.
