Car transporter fire has closed m 5 all day today near collumpton exeter.
Local BBC news is saying it was carrying brand new electric cars.
Another story about electric cars catching fire
Major incident declared on M5 after car transporter fire - BBC News Major incident declared on M5 after car transporter fire
Electric car fires got be hazardous all that acid and chemicals and hopefully fire brigade have all necessary training and equipment.
Least a normal car fire just burns out doesn’t explode give off toxic gases etc
I wonder if anyone will get charged?
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Science is not your strong point is it ?
Tyres explode .,
Both petrol and diesel will burn with heat
Toxic crimes from plastic body and interior panels
Fuel, oil and antifreeze leaking in to drains and water courses
And factor in EV FIRE HEADLINE GRABBING JOURNALIST
The ones on the back look like BYD Tang PHEV models.
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Maybe it isn’t .
what was trying to say in a roundabout way. Is EV fires are more dangerous than normal car fires due the huge battery’s and all the acid and stuff that’s in there.
Well let’s put this another way. An electric car fire is MUCH harder to extinguish than the ones from normal car fires etc.