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Watch what it’s like to handle an overturned truck full of burning batteries
It’s not easy clearing out a truck full of burning batteries.
By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. The video shows the painstaking logistics for firefighters dealing with burning lithium-ion cells — they often need to use thousands of gallons of water to put these out, including on electric vehicle fires. Acosta told us he was called to the job by the customer who owns the overturned truck, and that’s why he caught the moment on camera.
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