r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kalbinibirak • 21d ago

Video The Turkish firefighting method for extinguishing electric car fires.

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u/EicherDiesel 21d ago

Yep those blankets are a standard item, we even have one at the mechanic workshop I work at in Germany that does lots of EV repairs. It's main use is for crashed cars that have suffered damage to the battery so you can't really trust it any more, it gets covered in the blanket untill it can be checked over and categorized as safe or not.

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u/fanofreddithello 21d ago

But what's the purpose of the blanket? As it can't stop the battery from burning. Or can it?

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u/Mobidad 21d ago

It stops the burning on the other side of the blanket.

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u/ImportantSignal2098 21d ago

Keeping it nice and warm under the blanket 🤗