Meanwhile, on the West Coast, a truck carrying lithium-Ion batteries catches fire, closing terminals at the Port of Los Angeles.
One doesn’t usually associate catastrophic flooding with an increased risk of fire. But in the era where electric vehicles and their lithium-ion batteries are being thrust into the marketplace by political forces, this has
Patronis is worried that more lithium batteries could catch fire or explode after being exposed to floodwaters from the hurricane. Unfortunately, due to the elite media and its green energy “experts,” the public who are making the choices based on pseudoscience narratives are not making fully informed decisions.
“He was trying to fight the fire. He was overcome by the smoke and then passed out into the fire, which resulted in life-threatening burns and injuries,” Todd Dunn, public information officer with Charlotte County Fire & EMS, said. The Fire Marshal’s office has confirmed 16 lithium-ion battery fires related to storm surge from Helene; six are EVs.
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