Lithium battery fire

Lithium battery fireharm

With the widespread use of lithium batteries, the risk of fires is gradually increasing. Many influential fire accidents have occurred at home and abroad, leading to large-scale recalls of related products.

In the event of a fire, there are a large number of recycled lithium batteries and lithium-ion batteries in the warehouse that need to be processed, including small mobile phones, laptop batteries and high-power batteries used in electric vehicles. After the fire broke out, it quickly entered a violent burning stage, and the local government initiated a regional emergency linkage mechanism. Due to the fierce fire, they were worried that lithium would react with water to produce lithium hydroxide and hydrogen. Firefighters did not shoot a lot of water and only controlled the surrounding fire to prevent the fire from spreading. The fire was not completely burned out until the next afternoon, and the environment may have caused some damage. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but it is estimated that the lithium batteries stored in the warehouse have overheated due to short-circuit and high-temperature combustion.

To sum up, lithium batteries use a lot of water to extinguish fires. Long-term time and care must be taken. Temperature reduction is very important. Lithium batteries are not flammable and explosive. Under normal circumstances, explosion accidents are not prone to occur.