EV fires rarely happen but when they do they can burn for hours. Fox 5 NY's Ines Rosales has more.As more electric vehicles hit the road, the chances of EV fires increases.
Tesla EV car plugged in and charging in driveway of home, Queens, New York. Jersey City fire chief Stephan Drenan says, "the fire is underneath the car. The battery takes up the whole floor of the car, the whole bottom." For an EV--8,000 gallons is the recommendation. There are other dangers firefighters need to look out for, like shock and electrocution.
"Every car is different, obviously, but just one cell going bad will actually spread to the others very rapidly," Drenan added.Buddy Hayes came up with the turtle fire system to help firefighters deliver the water needed and prevent thermal runaway.