The Hearth and Rescue Division (Hearth) has recorded 27 circumstances of fireside involving EV and hybrid autos from 2023 to July this yr, with a median of 10 circumstances, reviews The Edge.
“For the fireplace division, the EV hearth is likely one of the greatest challenges because it includes excessive ranges of threat throughout hearth extinguishers. The usage of hearth blankets is likely one of the handiest methods to extinguish EV fires, in addition to water and bubbles.” Deputy Minister of Housing and Native Authorities mentioned Datuk Aiman ??Athirah Sabu within the Home of Representatives as we speak.
The assertion was adopted by Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim’s query of whether or not any plans had been to provide a blanket to a fireplace station in main cities following the rise in hearth circumstances involving EV and hybrid autos. Aiman ??defined {that a} whole of 318 items of RM915,000 value of fireside blankets had been bought this yr for distribution to chose hearth stations nationwide.
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“As well as, the division has additionally obtained 30 items of fireside blankets from the Malaysian Zero Car Affiliation (Myzeva), which has been distributed in phases from December 2024 to 13 this yr,” he mentioned, including that refrigerant brokers and former immersion had been among the many alternate options that had been additionally studied by firefighters to deal with EV hearth.
“At the moment, the cooling agent utilized by the division to extinguish the EV hearth is water, which goals to scale back the warmth of the battery thus stopping the fireplace from spreading to different elements.
“The usage of different refrigerant brokers comparable to dry powder, cleansing brokers and inert gasoline isn’t appropriate to be used in open areas because it requires a complete immersion technique to operate successfully,” he mentioned.
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