On December 26, some netizens posted ** showing that at the door of a Mercedes-Benz 4S store in Hefei, two Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles had an accident in the charging space. The ** part of the vehicle is located in the rear of the car, and it is suspected that a car ** will ignite another car nearby, and both cars are surrounded by fire, and the scene is full of flames.
After the scene, the 4S store responded immediately and took out the fire extinguisher in the store to extinguish the fire, but after using at least 20 bottles of fire extinguishers, the fire was still not alleviated.
Through the image below, we can already see empty bottle fire extinguishers piled up all over the floor, at least more than 20 bottles. It was not until the fire rescue arrived at the scene that professional firefighters quickly brought the fire under control. Eventually, the vehicle was extinguished.
At present, there is no official response to the cause of the vehicle accident. And we don't want to discuss the specific reasons for this. There have been cases of pure electric vehicles** before, but it is actually difficult to find a specific reason. Because the reasons for electric vehicles** are complex. Moreover, the rear vehicle was burned beyond recognition, and it was difficult to find a specific **point.
It was only through this incident that we discovered a new problem, that is, how difficult it is to extinguish electric vehicles, so that more than 20 bottles of fire extinguishers have not been able to control the fire. So I think car brands need to continue to work on safer batteries. and ways to study how to quickly extinguish fires.
Including 4S shops and users, including when learning to test for a driver's license in a driving school, they should also learn how to quickly extinguish the fire of electric vehicles, because with the deepening of electrification, I am afraid that there will be more and more similar situations in the future. For 4S shops and fire departments, a method for electric vehicles** and rapid fire extinguishing should also be developed. It is not the case where more than 20 fire extinguishers were used, but the fire could not be controlled, as is the case now.