110,000 Lithium Ion Batteries in Flames
I don't think this was caused by climate change.
This amount of batteries is apparently meant to help PG&E keep the lights on when they need help.
This must be a pretty big place to hold that many batteries, and they are expanding also.
Wonder what plans to fight a fire in the building looked like? Must not have had any.
But they were't allowed to build a desalinization plant there. Bird sanctuary or something.
ReplyDeleteFrom the MSN article today a SNIP: North County Fire Protection District Chief Joel Mendoza said at the press conference that every battery rack inside the facility has a "fire suppression system," but it wasn't enough.
ReplyDelete"In other incidents that we've had, that system has worked perfectly," Mendoza said. "In this particular case, that system was not sufficient. It was overridden and that led to fire overtaking the system and eventually overtaking the entire building."
I wonder how long before THAT Statement is memory holed.
Fire suppression system was SUPPRESSED....
Can you spell sabotage?